---
title: 'The Broken Jug (1937)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Emil Jannings'
released: '1937-10-19'
runtime_minutes: 81
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-broken-jug-1937'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029817/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Broken Jug (1937)

1937 · 81 min · Comedy · Germany

Original title: Der zerbrochene Krug

## Synopsis

The Broken Jug is a 1937 German historical comedy film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Emil Jannings, Friedrich Kayßler and Max Gülstorff. It is an adaptation of the play The Broken Jug by Heinrich von Kleist. The film was a favorite of Adolf Hitler.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Emil Jannings](https://cinepixo.com/people/emil-jannings), [Gustav Ucicky](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-ucicky)
- **Screenplay:** [Thea von Harbou](https://cinepixo.com/people/thea-von-harbou)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Wolfgang Zeller](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-zeller)
- **Director of Photography:** [Fritz Arno Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-arno-wagner)
- **Editor:** [Arnfried Heyne](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnfried-heyne)

## Cast

- [Angela Salloker](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-salloker)
- [Walter Werner](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-werner)
- [Lotte Rausch](https://cinepixo.com/people/lotte-rausch)
- [Paul Dahlke](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-dahlke)
- [Max Gülstorff](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-gulstorff)
- [Bruno Hübner](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-hubner)
- [Emil Jannings](https://cinepixo.com/people/emil-jannings)
- [Friedrich Kayssler](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-kayssler)
- [Gisela von Collande](https://cinepixo.com/people/gisela-von-collande)
- [Elisabeth Flickenschildt](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisabeth-flickenschildt)
- [Erich Dunskus](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-dunskus)
- [Lina Carstens](https://cinepixo.com/people/lina-carstens)

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