| King in Shadow | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Harald Braun |
| Producer: | Harald Braun Georg Richter |
| Editing: | Hilwa von Boro |
| Studio: | Bavaria Film |
| Distributor: | Schorcht Filmverleih |
| Runtime: | 104 minutes |
| Country: | West Germany |
| Language: | German |
King in Shadow (de|'''Herrscher ohne Krone''') is a 1957 Western German historical drama film directed by Harald Braun and starring O. W. Fischer, Odile Versois and Horst Buchholz.[1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Hesse and Copenhagen. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag. The story had previously been portrayed in the 1935 British film The Dictator.
The film portrays the interaction of Johann Friedrich Struensee, a soctor treating the mentally ill Christian VII of Denmark, and his English consort Caroline Matilda.