Rupert of Hentzau is a 1957 British television film version of the novel Rupert of Hentzau. It starred Robert Shaw and aired on Boxing Day.
The Daily Telegraph called it "a rollicking good yarn to end Christmas, worth its rare dramatisation."
The Manchester Evening News wrote "superbly cast, it captured all the romantic atmosphere of Ruritania."
The Observer called it "a splendid holiday production" which featured "the most spirited duel in the history of the medium."
Cast
- John Westbrook as Rudolf Rassendyll/The King
- Sarah Lawson as Queen Flavia
- Robert Shaw as Rupert of Hentzau
- Stanley Van Beers as Colonel Sapt
- Maurice Kaufmann as Fritz von Tarlenheim
- Jennifer Wright as Helga von Tarlenheim
- John Gabriel
- Paul Eddington as the Count Luzau-Rischenheim
- Jeremy Burnham as Lieutenant Bernenstein
- Diana Lamnert as Rosa Holf
- Meadows White as James
- Margery Caldicott as Mother Holf
References
- "Boxing Day". The Birmingham Post. 24 December 1957. p. 19.
- "High Drama on BBC Channel". The Daily Telegraph. 27 December 1957. p. 8.
- "Anti climax". Manchester Evening News. 27 December 1957. p. 2.
- "Sticking to the book". The Observer. 29 December 1957. p. 8.
External links
- Rupert of Hentzau at IMDb
- Rupert of Hentzau at Genome
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