---
title: 'Der Kaiser von Kalifornien (1936)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luis Trenker'
released: '1936-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/der-kaiser-von-kalifornien-1936'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027834/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Der Kaiser von Kalifornien (1936)

1936 · 97 min · Western · Germany


## Synopsis

Der Kaiser von Kalifornien is a 1936 film that was the first Western film made in Nazi Germany. Some exterior scenes were shot on location in the United States at Sedona, Arizona, the Grand Canyon, and Death Valley in California.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luis Trenker](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-trenker)
- **Screenplay:** [Luis Trenker](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-trenker)
- **Producer:** [Luis Trenker](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-trenker)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Giuseppe Becce](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-becce)
- **Director of Photography:** [Albert Benitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-benitz), [Heinz von Jaworsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-von-jaworsky)
- **Editor:** [Willy Zeyn junior](https://cinepixo.com/people/willy-zeyn-junior)

## Cast

- [Marcella Albani](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcella-albani)
- [Wolfgang Staudte](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-staudte)
- [Bruno Ziener](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-ziener)
- [Alexander Golling](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-golling)
- [Walter Franck](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-franck)
- [Reinhold Pasch](https://cinepixo.com/people/reinhold-pasch)
- [Elise Aulinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/elise-aulinger)
- [Bernhard Minetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernhard-minetti)
- [Luis Trenker](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-trenker)
- [Erich Dunskus](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-dunskus)
- [Viktoria von Ballasko](https://cinepixo.com/people/viktoria-von-ballasko)
- [Heinrich Marlow](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinrich-marlow)
- [Berta Drews](https://cinepixo.com/people/berta-drews)
- [Hans Zesch-Ballot](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-zesch-ballot)
- [Rudolf Klein-Rogge](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-klein-rogge)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/der-kaiser-von-kalifornien-1936
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