Black Fighter Johanna (1934)

Germany under Napoleon. Johanna is travelling by stagecoach when one of its occupants, Major Korfes, is arrested by the French militia. Before capture, he gives Johanna a mysterious letter. To solve the mystery, she joins the German corps as the “Black Hunter”. A fantastic breeches role for the lesbian Marianne Hoppe, who two years later, married her gay film partner Gustav Gründgens to prevent persecution by the Nazis.

Released Sept. 5, 1934 100 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.woman, imdb.young

Production Companies: Terra-Filmkunst

Country: Germany
Languages: German