The Governor
The Governor
1939, German. Directed by Viktor Tourjansky.
In an imaginary Scandinavian country, an ambitious radical buys an indebted estate in order to become a member of parliament as a local resident, which he ultimately succeeds in doing. Salvation in the party turmoil comes in the form of a military dictatorship under the determined Governor General Werkonen. The new member of parliament arranges for an assassination attempt on the general. However, the general is only slightly injured in the attack. The hired assassin now feels betrayed by his client and takes revenge by murdering him...
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Viktor TourjanskyDirector
- Brigitte HorneyMaria
- Willy BirgelGeneral Werkonen
- Hannelore SchrothEbba
- Ernst von KlipsteinLeutnant Robert Runeberg
- Lotte SpiraFrau Runeberg
- Albert FlorathOberst Perkaulen
- Karl MeixnerDiener bei Dr. Erko
- Rolf WeihLeutnant Kalminen
- Valy ArnheimDiener bei General Werkonen
- Georg A. ProféOffizier
- Walter Schramm-DunkerGast
- Walter FranckDr. Erko
Details
- Released
- 22 April 1939
- Original title
- Der Gouverneur
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Emil Burri, Peter Francke
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The Governor runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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The Governor isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 April 1939. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Governor, try Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything, The Young One, The Nest.
Who directed The Governor?
The Governor (1939) was directed by Viktor Tourjansky and stars Brigitte Horney, Willy Birgel, Hannelore Schroth.