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The Ruler

Original title
Der Herrscher
Year
Running time
103 min.
Country
Germany Germany
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Drama
Synopsis
Matthias Clausen is the powerful leader of Clausen Works, an old and prosperous munitions firm. He falls in love with a secretary in the office, and his children conspire against him in order to protect their inheritance. Clausen disowns them and bestows the firm on the state, confident that one of his workers capable of carrying on his work will arise.
Awards
1937: Venice: Best Actor (Emil Jannings)
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User history
The Ruler
1937
Veit Harlan
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