Die Leuchter des Kaisers

From Karl Hartl

With Sybille Schmitz, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Friedl Czepa, Inge List, Hans Unterkircher, Anton Edthofer, Johannes Heesters

Year 1936

Duration 91 min.

Language German

Count Wolenski supports a Polish group of conspirators who are fighting for their country's independence. As he is carrying a secret document intended for the Tsar, the Archduke's order to deliver two precious candlesticks to a beautiful woman in St Petersburg comes in handy. Both candlesticks have a hidden compartment - ideal for smuggling messages. But a Russian secret agent is also after the two chandeliers - and Wolenski: a chase across Europe begins.
In DIE LEUCHTER DES KAISERS Hartl skilfully mixes adventure, drama and romance and spices it all up with a pinch of humour and thrills: a James Bond film avant la lettre, in which the as always enchanting Sybille Schmitz easily steals the show from the gentlemen. (Florian Widegger)