The Story of Vickie (1954)
Mädchenjahre einer Königin (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 58min
- Biography, Drama
- 10 Oct 1955 (Sweden)
- Movie
England, the 19th century. Young Victoria is crowned to be the queen of England. She aims to do her best in order to help her country prosper. However, the family and her trustful advisor, Lord Melbourne, plan marriage for her. She is to...
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| Romy Schneider | ... |
Princess Victoria / Queen Victoria
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| Adrian Hoven | ... |
Prince Albert of Sachsen-Coburg
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| Magda Schneider | ... |
Baroness Lehzen
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| Karl Ludwig Diehl | ... |
Lord Melbourne - Prime Minister
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| Christl Mardayn | ... |
Duchess of Kent
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| Paul Hörbiger | ... |
Prof. Landmann
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Rudolf Vogel | ... |
George - ein Lakai
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Fred Liewehr | ... |
König Leopold von Belgien
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| Alfred Neugebauer | ... |
Lord Cunningham
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Otto Treßler | ... |
Archbishop of Canterbury
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Stefan Skodler | ... |
Sir John Conroy
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| Peter Weck | ... |
Prince Henry of Orange
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| Rudolf Lenz | ... |
Archduke Alexander of Russia
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| Hans Thimig | ... |
The Dean Chester
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Peter Gerhard | ... |
Taglione, Tanzmeister
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Elisabeth Epp | ... |
Lady Flora Hastings
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| Hilde Wagener | ... |
Lady Littleton
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Helene Lauterböck | ... |
Lady Lansdowne
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Eduard Strauss Jr. | ... |
Komponist
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Viktor Braun |
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Directed by
| Ernst Marischka | ||
Written by
| Sil Vara | ... | (comedy of the same name) |
| Ernst Marischka | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Karl Ehrlich | ... | producer |
Music by
| Anton Profes | ||
Cinematography by
| Bruno Mondi | ||
Editing by
| Hermann Leitner | ||
Art Direction by
| Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff | ||
Set Decoration by
| Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff | ||
Costume Design by
| Leo Bei | ||
| Gerdago | ||
Production Management
| Fritz Andraschko | ... | unit manager |
| Karl Ehrlich | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Hermann Leitner | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Alexander Sawczynski | ... | assistant set decorator |
Sound Department
| Otto Untersalmberger | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Herbert Geier | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
| Herbert Janeczka | ... | music recordist |
| Anton Profes | ... | conductor |
| Frederick Stark | ... | music supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| P.H. Bricknell | ... | ceremonial advisor (as Major P.H. Bricknell) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Sascha Filmverleih (1954) (Austria) (theatrical)
- UFA-Filmverleih (1954) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Inernational Pictures (1956) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista Distribution Company (1958) (United States) (theatrical) (as Buena Vista Film Distribution Co., Inc.) (dubbed)
- Clase Films (1962) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Filmes Unimundos (1980) (Portugal) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Taurus Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Koch Lorber Films (2007) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Filmjuwelen (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- TF1 Séries Films (2023) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
England, the 19th century. Young Victoria is crowned to be the queen of England. She aims to do her best in order to help her country prosper. However, the family and her trustful advisor, Lord Melbourne, plan marriage for her. She is to get married to a German prince Albert. But Victoria sees her future differently and decides to leave London for a few days. She goes to Paris. On her way to France, she stays incognito in a little tavern in Dover with a baroness. There by chance she meets a handsome man and falls in love head over heels. Later, however, in very strange circumstances, it turns out that the handsome man is prince Albert himself... Written by Marcin Kukuczka |
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| Taglines | Romy Schneider in the Romance of a Teen-Age Princess! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | One year after this movie Ernst Marischka made his famous Sissi (1955) (the first part of a trilogy), which was also a romanticized biopic about the marriage of a monarch, about Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary. In both movies Romy Schneider played the lead. Peter Weck also appears in both movies. See more » |
| Goofs | William Lamd, Lord Melbourne was Prime minister until 1841. In the movie he left this position before Queen Victoria's marriage. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Sissi (1955). See more » |
| Quotes |
Dance Master:
Note the spring in my step. Always natural, always natural. And the supple shape of the body, always natural. And the flowing body movements, natural, always natural. See more » |