At first glance, The Crucible (Die Hexen von Salem) doesn’t appear to be an East German film at all. It's directed by a Belgian, stars French actors, and has a screenplay by Jean-Paul Sartre, based on the Henry Miller play. Additionally, almost all of the technical crew are French. In this respect, it's reminiscent of …
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The Kaiser’s Lackey
The Kaiser’s Lackey is based on a book by Heinrich Mann. The actual title, Der Untertan, doesn’t translate well into English. As a consequence, it's been rendered variously as The Patrioteer, The Loyal Subject, The Man of Straw, and The Underdog. IMDB calls it The Man of Straw, which does have a poetic quality to …
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