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The film portrays the life of Queen Christina of Sweden, who became monarch at the age of six in 1632 and grew to be a powerful and influential leader. As well as coping with the demands of ruling Sweden during the Thirty Years' War, Christina is expected to marry a suitable royal figure and produce an heir.
Queen Christina: Directed by Rouben Mamoulian. With Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone. Queen Christina of Sweden is a popular monarch who is loyal to her country. However, when she falls in love with a Spanish envoy, she must choose between the throne and the man she loves.
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- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Rouben Mamoulian
- 1934-02-09
The biopic of independent-minded, controversial Christina, queen of 17th century Sweden, paired Garbo with popular silent-screen actor John Gilbert (her former fiancee and co-star was also purported to have been her passionate, off-screen lover).
Screenshots. Queen Christina (1933) In MGM's and director Rouben Mamoulian's lavish, classic, well-produced historical-romance and costume drama that stretched historical truth - it was a romantically-told biopic about the Swedish Queen (ethereally-performed by Greta Garbo) who served the Scandinavian country in the mid-1600s - and faced a ...
Queen Christina is a film directed by Rouben Mamoulian with Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone .... Year: 1933. Original title: Queen Christina. Synopsis: Young Christina ascends to the Swedish throne at age 5. While she is queen, Sweden becomes a dominant European power at the end of the Thirty Years War.
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Christina: Not at all, merely realistic. In the inn, two drunken soldiers quarrel over the reputed number of affairs had by the queen, contending that she has had either six or nine lovers in the past year. They choose the tomboy to mediate their argument and decide to ask her/his opinion.