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August der Starke

Intrigue and love affairs at the court of the Saxon King Augustus the Strong, who can bend a horseshoe with his bare hands and is fighting with the Swedish King Charles XII for control of Poland. When Charles marches against Russia with his troops and suffers defeat, the way is clear for Augustus, who gains the crown of Poland. But he is already old and ill. When he dies in Warsaw, his heart is brought to Dresden by Saxon horsemen.

Top Cast

  • Michael Bohnen

    Michael Bohnen

    August der Starke

  • Lil Dagover

    Lil Dagover

    Gräfin Aurore Königsmark

  • Marieluise Claudius

    Marieluise Claudius

    Gräfin Anna Constanze Cosel

  • Franz Schafheitlin

    Franz Schafheitlin

    Flemming

  • Paul Mederow

    Paul Mederow

    Pöppelmann

  • Ernst Legal

    Ernst Legal

    Graf Saumagen

  • Walther Suessenguth

    Walther Suessenguth

    Fürstenberg

  • Gustav Püttjer

    Gustav Püttjer

  • Ruth Eweler

    Ruth Eweler

Overview

Intrigue and love affairs at the court of the Saxon King Augustus the Strong, who can bend a horseshoe with his bare hands and is fighting with the Swedish King Charles XII for control of Poland. When Charles marches against Russia with his troops and suffers defeat, the way is clear for Augustus, who gains the crown of Poland. But he is already old and ill. When he dies in Warsaw, his heart is brought to Dresden by Saxon horsemen.

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