Beloved Enemy (German: Geliebte Feindin) is a 1955 West German historical drama film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Werner Hinz and Thomas Holtzmann. The film's plot was loosely inspired by the Fashoda Incident of 1898. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich, with location filming taking place in Cairo and the Saqqara. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth.
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Synopsis
In a Sudanese city located on the Nile, the British consul encourages his wife to cultivate the acquaintanceship of a Sergeant in the French Foreign Legion in the hope she can find out about French military plans in the region.
Cast
Ruth Leuwerik as Violante Gore
Werner Hinz as Gerald Gore, englischer Konsul
Thomas Holtzmann as Sergeant Charly Brown
Gustav Knuth as Soldat Horner
Bruni Löbel as Aimée, Kabarettistin
Rolf Henniger as Hauptmann Jules Ambéry
Hans Quest as Ward, Sekretär bei Gore
Hilde Weissner as Mrs. Trapp
Friedrich Domin as Mr. Trapp
Lina Carstens as Mrs. Durham
Otto Brüggemann as Major Gontard
Erika Remberg as Nadja
Wolf Ackva as Allaine, französischer Konsul
Adolf Ziegler as Caldwell, Butler bei Gore
Brigitte Stanzel as Bessy Gore, die Tochter
Wolf-Dieter Maurer as Ronald Gore, der Sohn
Leonard Steckel as Oberst Junot