Der Untertan (film)

The Kaiser's Lackey (German: der Untertan; also known in English as Man of Straw and The Loyal Subject) is a 1951 East German film directed by Wolfgang Staudte, based on Heinrich Mann's 1918 satirical novel by the same name.

Not to be confused with the 1958 Italian film A Man of Straw.
Der Untertan
Directed byWolfgang Staudte
Written byHeinrich Mann
Screenplay byFritz Staudte, Wolfgang Staudte
Produced byWilli Teichmann
StarringWerner Peters
Narrated byWolfgang Staudte
CinematographyRobert Baberske
Edited byJohanna Rosinski
Music byHorst Hanns Sieber
Production
company
Distributed byProgress Film (GDR)
Europa-Filmverleih (FRG)
Release dates
  • 31 August 1951 (1951-08-31) (GDR)
  • 8 March 1957 (1957-03-08) (FRG)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryEast Germany
LanguageGerman
Budget2,100,000 East German Marks
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