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The Royal Siren
Constance, 1410. Marie, daughter of the richest bourgeois of the city, is on the eve of marrying a prestigious lawyer, son of an earl. Although the compromise fills with pride the girl's father, anxious to ennoble, Marie is not just convinced about her fiancé, who she has only seen twice. Her suspicions are confirmed tragically on the eve of the wedding when, after signing the marriage contract, a stranger breaks into the house ensuring that Marie has slept with other men in exchange for gifts, like a vile harlot. From that moment, the life of the girl will give a terrible unexpected turnaround. Alone, with his reputation ruined, she will have no choice to survive than partnering with a prostitute and lying on the roads.
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Constance, 1410. Marie, daughter of the richest bourgeois of the city, is on the eve of marrying a prestigious lawyer, son of an earl. Although the compromise fills with pride the girl's father, anxious to ennoble, Marie is not just convinced about her fiancé, who she has only seen twice. Her suspicions are confirmed tragically on the eve of the wedding when, after signing the marriage contract, a stranger breaks into the house ensuring that Marie has slept with other men in exchange for gifts, like a vile harlot. From that moment, the life of the girl will give a terrible unexpected turnaround. Alone, with his reputation ruined, she will have no choice to survive than partnering with a prostitute and lying on the roads.
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Genre:Drama, History
Written By:Gabriele Kister
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Runtime:120 minutes
Studio:Sat.1
Cast
Hansjörg Thurn
Director
Alexandra Neldel
Marie Schärer
Alexander Beyer
Jodokus von Arnstein / Ewald von Marburg
Bert Tischendorf
Michel Adler
Lili Gesler
Madeleine
Julian Weigend
Ruppertus
Nadja Becker
Hiltrud
Michael Brandner
Graf von Keilburg
Götz Otto
König Sigismund
Thomas Morris
Pfalzgraf Ludwig III
Thure Riefenstein
Graf Dietmar von Arnstein
Elena Uhlig
Gräfin von Arnstein
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