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...

Data di uscita
1951-08-31
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (25)
Durata
1 h 49 min
Generi
Dramma, Storia, Commedia
Regista
Wolfgang Staudte

Cast

Curiosità

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Der Untertan è un film del 1951 diretto da Wolfgang Staudte. La sceneggiatura firmata dallo stesso regista e da suo padre, Fritz Staudte, si basa sull'omonimo romanzo di Heinrich Mann.

Produzione

Le riprese del film, che fu prodotto dalla Deutsche Film e venne girato negli studi di Potsdam-Babelsberg, iniziarono il 1º marzo 1951 e durarono fino al 22 giugno dello stesso anno.

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