Diederich Heßling is scared of everything and everyone. But as he grows up, he comes to realize that he has to offer his services to the powers-that-be if he wants to wield power himself. His life motto now runs: bow to those at the top and tread on those below. In this way, he always succeeds: as a student in a duel-fighting student fraternity and as a businessman in a paper factory. He cajoles the obese district administrative president Von Wulkow and wins his favor. He slanders his financial rivals and hatches a plot with the social democrats in the town council. On his honeymoon with his rich wife Guste, he finally finds a chance to do his beloved Kaiser a favor. And when a memorial to the Kaiser is unveiled in the town where Diederich lives and works, he delivers the address. He stands behind the lectern in the pouring rain, saluting his Kaiser. The crowd is dispersed. Everything is laid in ruins...
Credits
The Kaiser's Lackey Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Friedrich Richter
He was 57, 89 years old when he died
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as Lauer |
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Eduard von Winterstein
He was 80, 89 years old when he died
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as Buck sen. |
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Paul Esser
He was 38, 74 years old when he died
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as Regierungspräsident von Wulckow |
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Oskar Höcker
He was 111, 53 years old when he died
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as Fritzsche |
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Blandine Ebinger
She was 51, 94 years old when she died
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as Frau von Wulckow |
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Werner Peters
He was 33, 52 years old when he died
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as Diederich Heßling |
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Ernst Legal
He was 70, 74 years old when he died
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as Zillich |
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Hannsgeorg Laubenthal
He was 40, 60 years old when he died
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as Mahlmann |
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Sabine Thalbach
She was 19, 34 years old when she died
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as Agnes Göppel |
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Axel Triebel
He was 51, 76 years old when he died
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as Major Kunze |
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Friedrich Gnaß
He was 58, 65 years old when he died
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as Napoleon Fischer |
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Arthur Schröder
He was 59, 73 years old when he died
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as Landgerichtsdirektor |
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Carola Braunbock
She was 27, 54 years old when she died
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as Emmi Heßling |
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Wolfgang Kühne
He was 46, 103 years old when he died
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as Dr. Mennicke |
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Antje Ruge
She was 30, 84 years old when she died
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as Virgin of Orleans |
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Georg August Koch
He was 68, 80 years old when he died
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as Medizinalrat |
The Kaiser's Lackey Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Robert Baberske as Director of Photography. He was 51 (57) years old when He died
|
Camera |
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Heinrich Mann as Novel. He was 80 (78) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Wolfgang Staudte as Director. He was 44 (77) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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Wolfgang Staudte as Screenplay. He was 44 (77) years old when He died
|
Writing |
