Der Untertan (film)
| Der Untertan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Wolfgang Staudte | 
| Written by | Heinrich Mann | 
| Screenplay by | Fritz Staudte, Wolfgang Staudte | 
| Produced by | Willi Teichmann | 
| Starring | Werner Peters | 
| Narrated by | Wolfgang Staudte | 
| Cinematography | Robert Baberske | 
| Edited by | Johanna Rosinski | 
| Music by | Horst Hanns Sieber | 
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| Distributed by | Progress Film (GDR) Europa-Filmverleih (FRG)  | 
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Running time  | 109 minutes | 
| Country | East Germany | 
| Language | German | 
| Budget | 2,100,000 East German Marks | 
The Kaiser's Lackey (German: der Untertan; also known in English as Man of Straw and The Loyal Subject) is a 1951 East German film directed by Wolfgang Staudte, based on Heinrich Mann's 1918 satirical novel by the same name.