Black Fighter Johanna

1h 40min

Drama

Germany under Napoleon. Johanna is travelling by stagecoach when one of its occupants, Major Korfes, is arrested by the French militia. Before capture, he gives Johanna a mysterious letter. To solve the mystery, she joins the German corps as the “Black Hunter”. A fantastic breeches role for the lesbian Marianne Hoppe, who two years later, married her gay film partner Gustav Gründgens to prevent persecution by the Nazis.

Cast

Marianne Hoppe

Marianne Hoppe

Johanna Luerssen
Paul Hartmann

Paul Hartmann

Major Korfes
Gustaf Gründgens

Gustaf Gründgens

Dr. Frost, politischer Agent
Fita Benkhoff

Fita Benkhoff

Johannas Tante, Philine Melchior
Paul Bildt

Paul Bildt

Herzog Friedrich Wilhelm von Braunschweig
Oskar Sima

Oskar Sima

Hofrat Zöllner
Rudolf Biebrach

Rudolf Biebrach

Oberst von Bernewitz
Anton Pointner

Anton Pointner

Feldmarschall
Genia Nikolaieva

Genia Nikolaieva

Mademoiselle Köttschau
Jakob Tiedtke

Jakob Tiedtke

Amtmann Cropp
Angelo Ferrari

Angelo Ferrari

Leutnant Péaulier
Ida Perry

Ida Perry

Amtmann Cropps Frau

Release date

5th Sep 1934

Status

Released

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