THE KAISER'S LACKEY (DVD)

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(1951) 105 min., B&W. A young boy is afraid of everything. But as Diedrich grows older he learns that by groveling before his superiors and manipulating or stepping on everyone else, he is capable of advancing his position in life. As he progresses from a beer swilling cadet to a ruthless factory owner and finally to a lackey for the Kaiser, Diedrich's ambition for power and prestige comes to fruition. Based on Heinrich Mann's influential novel Der Untertan, which casts Germany's penchant for ultra-nationalism and authoritarianism in a satirical light, this scathingly funny, once-banned classic is now ranked by film critics as one of the most significant German films of all time. DVD, spoken in German with English subtitles.

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