---
title: 'Der Untertan (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wolfgang Staudte'
released: '1951-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'German Democratic Republic'
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/der-untertan-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044170/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Der Untertan (1951)

1951 · 109 min · Drama, Comedy · German Democratic Republic, Germany


## Synopsis

The Kaiser's Lackey is a 1951 East German film directed by Wolfgang Staudte, based on Heinrich Mann's 1918 satirical novel by the same name.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wolfgang Staudte](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-staudte)
- **Screenplay:** [Wolfgang Staudte](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-staudte)
- **Producer:** [Willi Teichmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/willi-teichmann)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Baberske](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-baberske)
- **Editor:** [Johanna Rosinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/johanna-rosinski)

## Cast

- [Raimund Schelcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/raimund-schelcher)
- [Renate Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/renate-wilson)
- [Hannjo Hasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/hannjo-hasse)
- [Ernst Legal](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-legal)
- [Sabine Thalbach](https://cinepixo.com/people/sabine-thalbach)
- [Friedrich Gnaß](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-gna)
- [Paul Esser](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-esser)
- [Eduard von Winterstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-von-winterstein)
- [Wolfgang Kühne](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-kuhne-2)
- [Werner Peters](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-peters)
- [Friedrich Maurer](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-maurer)

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