Queen Christina
Triumphant Return To The Screen!
1934 · 99 min · ★ 6.9 · Romance, History, Drama
Popular monarch Queen Christina of Sweden must choose between love and loyalty to her nation when she unexpectedly falls for a Spanish envoy.
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian · Written by H.M. Harwood
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Greta Garbo Christina -
John Gilbert Antonio -
Ian Keith Magnus -
Lewis Stone Oxenstierna -
Elizabeth Young Ebba -
C. Aubrey Smith Aage -
Reginald Owen Charles -
David Torrence Archbishop -
Gustav von Seyffertitz The General -
Georges Renavent French Ambassador -
Ferdinand Munier Innkeeper -
Richard Alexander Peasant in Crowd (uncredited)
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