---
title: 'Der Herrscher (1937)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Veit Harlan'
released: '1937-03-17'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/der-herrscher-1937'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028995/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Der Herrscher (1937)

1937 · 103 min · Drama · Germany


## Synopsis

The Ruler is a 1937 German drama film directed by Veit Harlan. It was adapted from the play of the same name by Gerhart Hauptmann. Erwin Leiser calls it a propagandistic demonstration of the Führerprinzip of Nazi Germany. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth. Location shooting took place around Oberhausen and Pompeii near Naples. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in Berlin.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Veit Harlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/veit-harlan)
- **Screenplay:** [Thea von Harbou](https://cinepixo.com/people/thea-von-harbou), [Curt Johannes Braun](https://cinepixo.com/people/curt-johannes-braun)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Wolfgang Zeller](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-zeller)
- **Producer:** [Karl Julius Fritzsche](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-julius-fritzsche)
- **Director of Photography:** [Günther Anders](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunther-anders), [Werner Brandes](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-brandes)
- **Editor:** [Martha Dübber](https://cinepixo.com/people/martha-dubber)

## Cast

- [Emil Jannings](https://cinepixo.com/people/emil-jannings)
- [Helene Fehdmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/helene-fehdmer)
- [Hannes Stelzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hannes-stelzer-2)
- [Paul Bildt](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bildt)
- [Harald Paulsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/harald-paulsen)
- [Rudolf Klein-Rogge](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-klein-rogge)
- [Marianne Hoppe](https://cinepixo.com/people/marianne-hoppe)
- [Paul Wilhelm Hubert Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-wilhelm-hubert-wagner)
- [Käthe Haack](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathe-haack)
- [Herbert Hübner](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-hubner)
- [Maria Koppenhöfer](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-koppenhofer)
- [Hilde Körber](https://cinepixo.com/people/hilde-korber)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/der-herrscher-1937
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