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The Kaiser's Lackey

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A cowardly Prussian (Werner Peters) uses underhanded means to make himself look like a good and loyal servant of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

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09/28/2013 It's supposed to be a comedy, but it's more like a punch to the face. See more 04/28/2010 Not a patch on The Life and Death Colonel Blimp but some laugh out loud moments. It has a slightly different point of view in that the protagonist is not misunderstood by instead misunderstanding. See more Read all reviews
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Wolfgang Staudte

Director

Werner Peters

Diederich

Paul Esser

von Wulckow

Renate Fischer

Guste

Ernst Legal

Pastor Zillich

Raimund Schelcher

Dr. Wolfgang Buck
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Synopsis A cowardly Prussian (Werner Peters) uses underhanded means to make himself look like a good and loyal servant of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Director
Wolfgang Staudte
Screenwriter
Wolfgang Staudte, Fritz Staudte
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 49m