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The Kaiser's lackey = Der Untertan.

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This historical satire, based on Heinrich Mann's world-famous novel, Der Untertan, is ranked by film critics among the 100 Most Significant German Films of all time. In Mann's biting critique of conservative Wilhelmine Germany, written during WWI, Diederich Hessling learns an important les...

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Corporate Author: Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors: Staudte, Wolfgang (Director), Peters, Werner (Actor), Esser, Paul (Actor), Ebinger, Blandine (Actor), Nadler, Erich (Actor)
Format: Video
Language:German
English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Subjects:
German fiction > Drama.
Middle class > Germany > Drama.
Toadyism > Drama.
Despotism > Drama.
Germany > Drama.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
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Summary:This historical satire, based on Heinrich Mann's world-famous novel, Der Untertan, is ranked by film critics among the 100 Most Significant German Films of all time. In Mann's biting critique of conservative Wilhelmine Germany, written during WWI, Diederich Hessling learns an important lesson for an ambitious man: one must first serve power to gain power for oneself. From then on, his modus operandi is to bow to superiors and kick underlings.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 120 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.