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Ohm Krüger (English: Uncle Krüger) is a 1941 German biographical film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Emil Jannings, Lucie Höflich and Werner Hinz. It was one of a series of propaganda films produced in Nazi Germany attacking the British. The film depicts the life of the South African politician Paul Kruger and his eventual defeat by the British during the Boer War.
It was the first film to be awarded the 'Film of the Nation' award. It was re-released in 1944.
Original Release
04/04/1941
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lucie Höflich | Sanna Krüger |
Werner Hinz | Jan Krüger |
Ernst Schröder | Adrian Krüger |
Elisabeth Flickenschildt | Frau Kock |
Gisela Uhlen | Petra Krüger / Petra, seine Frau |
Hedwig Wangel | Königin Victoria |
Ferdinand Marian | Cecil Rhodes / Cecil John Rhodes |
Gustaf Gründgens | Chamberlain / Joseph Chamberlain |
Hans Adalbert Schlettow | Kommandant de Wett |
Friedrich Ulmer | Generalkommandant Joubert |
Directors
Hans Steinhoff, Karl Anton, Herbert Maisch
Writers
Harald Bratt, Kurt Heuser, Arnold Krieger
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lucie Höflich | Sanna Krüger |
Werner Hinz | Jan Krüger |
Ernst Schröder | Adrian Krüger |
Elisabeth Flickenschildt | Frau Kock |
Gisela Uhlen | Petra Krüger / Petra, seine Frau |
Hedwig Wangel | Königin Victoria |
Ferdinand Marian | Cecil Rhodes / Cecil John Rhodes |
Gustaf Gründgens | Chamberlain / Joseph Chamberlain |
Hans Adalbert Schlettow | Kommandant de Wett |
Friedrich Ulmer | Generalkommandant Joubert |
Eduard von Winterstein | Kommandant Cronje |
Fritz Hoopts | Feldkornett Colson |
Max Gülstorff | Staatssekretär Reitz |
Walter Werner | Abgeordneter Kock |
Flockina von Platen | Agentin Flora Shaw |
Alfred Bernau | Prinz von Gallien |
Ferdinand Asper | |
Gerhard Bienert | Schottischer Offizier beim Angriff der Engländer / Schottischer Offizier |
Paul Bildt | Holländischer Minister des Äußeren / Niederländischer Außenminister |
Rudolf Blümner | A professor |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Fritz Klotsch | Executive Producer |
Emil Jannings | Producer |