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Augustus the Strong is a film of genre Drama directed by Paul Wegener released in USA on 29 january 1937 with Lil Dagover
Augustus the Strong (1936)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 29 january 1937
Length 1h48
Directed by Paul Wegener
Augustus the Strong (German: August der Starke) is a 1936 German-Polish biographical film directed by Paul Wegener and starring Michael Bohnen, Lil Dagover and Marieluise Claudius. The film depicts the life of Augustus the Strong, the Eighteenth Century ruler of Saxony and Poland.
Actors
Lil Dagover
(Gräfin Aurore Königsmark)
Michael Bohnen
(August der Starke)
Marieluise Claudius
(Gräfin Anna Constanze Cosel)
Franz Schafheitlin
(Flemming)
Ernst Legal
(Graf Saumagen)
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