The Night of Queen Isabeau
The film depicts the marriage between the mad Charles VI of France and his wife Queen Isabeau.
The film depicts the marriage between the mad Charles VI of France and his wife Queen Isabeau.
Fern Andra
Königin Isabeau
Fritz Kortner
Connetable
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Page
Elsa Wagner
Lothar Müthel
Jehan
John Gottowt
Buckliger Narr
Alexander Moissi
King Karl VI.
Harald Paulsen
The film depicts the marriage between the mad Charles VI of France and his wife Queen Isabeau.
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