Ohm KrÜger

Synopsis

A feature film about Britain’s part in the Boer War. Cecil Rhodes, Joseph Chamberlain and Dr Jameson are presented as prominent British villains. Krüger has an audience with a whisky-swilling Queen Victoria while Winston Churchill is depicted as the commandant of a concentration camp, casually feeding his bulldog as the prisoners are starved and finally massacred. Based on the novel ‘Mann ohne Volk’ by Arnold Krieger.

Language

English

Country

Germany

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 118 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1941

Availability

Special loan only

Documentation

A translation is provided.

Subjects

History

Keywords

Boer War; Germany; Nazi Germany; propaganda

Credits

Director

Hans Steinhoff

Writer

Harald Bratt; Kurt Heuser

Contributor

Franz Schroedter; Friedl Behn-Grund; Fritz Arno Wagner; Herbert Maisch; Karl Anton; Theo Mackeben

Cast

Emil Jannings
Gisela Uhlen
Gustaf Gründgens
Hedwig Wangel
Lucie Höflich
Werner Hinz

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Tobis

Distributor

Name

Imperial War Museum

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5299

Address

Department of Film
Lambeth Road
London
SE1 6HZ

Notes

Address for video sales: Duxford, Cambridgeshire CB2 4QR