Der Untertan

Der Untertan (1951)

Diederich Heßling is scared of everything and everyone. But as he grows up, he comes to realize that he has to offer his services to the powers-that-be if he wants to wield power himself. His life motto now runs: bow to those at the top and tread on those below. In this way, he always succeeds: as a student in a duel-fighting student fraternity and as a businessman in a paper factory. He cajoles the obese district administrative president Von Wulkow and wins his favor. He slanders his financial rivals and hatches a plot with the social democrats in the town council. On his honeymoon with his rich wife Guste, he finally finds a chance to do his beloved Kaiser a favor. And when a memorial to the Kaiser is unveiled in the town where Diederich lives and works, he delivers the address. He stands behind the lectern in the pouring rain, saluting his Kaiser. The crowd is dispersed. Everything is laid in ruins...

Date de sortie
1951-08-31
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (25)
Durée
1 h 49 min
Genres
Drame, Histoire, Comédie
Réalisateur
Wolfgang Staudte

Distribution

Anecdotes

  • Adapté de : Le Sujet de l'Empereur

Le Sujet de Sa Majesté, également connu sous le titre Pour le roi de Prusse, est un film allemand de la DEFA réalisé par Wolfgang Staudte et sorti en 1951. Il s'agit d'une adaptation du roman Le Sujet de l'Empereur de Heinrich Mann.

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