History ·War · Germany · 1941 · 2h 15m

Uncle Krüger

Ohm Krüger

Uncle Krüger poster
Director
Hans Steinhoff
Cast
Emil Jannings as Ohm (Paul)Krüger Lucie Höflich as Sanna Krüger Werner Hinz as Jan Krüger Gisela Uhlen as Petra, seine Frau Ernst Schröder as Adrian Krüger Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Frau Kock
Crew
Fritz Arno Wagner — Director of Photography Hans Heinrich — Editor Martha Dübber — Editor Harald Bratt — Writer Kurt Heuser — Writer Arnold Krieger — Novel
Synopsis

An anti-British propaganda film from Nazi Germany which depicts the life of the South African politician Paul Kruger and his eventual defeat by the British during the Boer War.

Mood & Themes
nazi propaganda
Key Collaborators
Hans Steinhoff Director Fritz Arno Wagner Director of Photography Hans Heinrich Editor Martha Dübber Editor Harald Bratt Writer Kurt Heuser Writer Arnold Krieger Novel Emil Jannings Producer Franz Schroedter Production Design
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