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The Broken Jug (German: Der zerbrochene Krug) 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.[2]
The Broken Jug | |
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German | Der zerbrochene Krug |
Directed by | Gustav Ucicky |
Written by | |
Based on | The Broken Jug by Heinrich von Kleist |
Produced by | Karl Julius Fritzsche Fritz Klotsch |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Fritz Arno Wagner |
Edited by | Arnfried Heyne |
Music by | Wolfgang Zeller |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Tobis Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Language | German |
Budget | $350,000[1] |
It was shot partly at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo.
A village judge is trying a case to determine who broke the jug. Long before the evidence becomes conclusive against the suspects, it becomes apparent that the judge himself is the guilty one.
Karl Wilhelm Krause stated that The Broken Jug was among the films Adolf Hitler would watch when he was in a bad mood.[3]
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