The SovereignMovie
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).
About The Sovereign
The Sovereign is a 1937 drama movie directed by Veit Harlan.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 43m, production credits from Germany, an original language code of DE.
The credited cast includes Emil Jannings, Marianne Hoppe, Hilde Körber, Käthe Haack. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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