The Sovereign
Original title: Der Herrscher
Overview
Der Herrscher (The Sovereign) was based on Before Sunset, a play by Gerhart Hauptmann. The great Emil Jannings stars as Mathias Clausen, a self-made businessman who is forced to do a great deal of soul-searching when his wife unexpectedly dies. Determining to start life anew, he falls in love with his secretary Inken (Marianne Hoppe) and impulsively takes a vacation to Italy. Clausen's selfish grown children, not wishing to share their father's affections -- nor his money -- with his new wife-to-be, go to court demanding that Clausen be declared mentally incompetent. Upon finding this out, Clausen flies into a rage, leaving the audience to wonder whether or not he really as gone off his trolley. Der Herrscher was directed by Veit Harlan, more famous (or notorious) for his viciously anti-Semitic Jud Suess (1940).
Top-billed cast
Crew
- Director
- Veit Harlan
- Writers
- Harald Bratt, Gerhart Hauptmann, Curt J. Braun, Thea von Harbou
- Producer
- Karl Julius Fritzsche
- Production
- Tobis-Magna-Filmproduktion
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Who directed The Sovereign?
The Sovereign was directed by Veit Harlan.
When was The Sovereign released?
The Sovereign was released in 1937.
