Uncle Krüger

Jan 2, 1941

2h 15m

★ 7.5

Overview

An anti-British propaganda film from Nazi Germany which depicts the life of the South African politician Paul Kruger and his eventual defeat by the British during the Boer War.

Genres

History

War

Production Companies

Tobis Filmkunst

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Cast

Ohm (Paul)Krüger

Emil Jannings

Sanna Krüger

Lucie Höflich

Jan Krüger

Werner Hinz

Petra, seine Frau

Gisela Uhlen

Adrian Krüger

Ernst Schröder

Frau Kock

Elisabeth Flickenschildt

Cecil John Rhodes

Ferdinand Marian

Joseph Chamberlain

Gustaf Gründgens

Kommandant Cronje

Eduard von Winterstein

Königin Victoria

Hedwig Wangel

Schottischer Offizier

Gerhard Bienert

Burenfrau

Hilde Körber

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