William I, Elector of Hesse, refuses to join the Confederation of the Rhine and is threatened by Napoleon. He asks his agent Mayer Amschel Rothschild to move £600,000 in British bonds to safety in England to subsidise his army. Nathan eventually returns the original capital, but keeps most of the profits made with the money.
A Chinese consul who becomes one of Maud Gregaard's trusted companions on the quest for the Queen of Sheba's treasure. He earns the rabbi's trust, receives the jewel containing the treasure map, and travels with Maud and Dr. Kien-Lung toward Ophir. Captured and sent to a slave city, he escapes and returns to rescue Maud, but dies during their flight.
The field captain who plots against the Jews with Queen Vasthi, Haman seeks to persuade King Ahasuerus to make them worship the king’s god and also plans to proclaim himself king. After feeling excluded, he joins Vasthi’s plan to murder the king, but the plot is discovered and he is killed.
British industrialist who sabotages a German laboratory to steal the lead-to-gold theory. He hires Werner Holk to replicate the process in a secret Scottish facility, only to be killed when Holk triggers the machine's self-destruct sequence.
Michael Bohnen has 22 screen credits in a career dating back to 1919. Their work is anchored in the The Mistress of the World Collection universe with 5 titles. Signature works include August der Starke, Viennese Waltz, Victoria and Her Hussar. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
