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Man of Straw (1951)
109 min | Comedy, Drama

Man of Straw (1951)

109 min | Comedy, Drama

Diederich Heßling is scared of everything and everyone. But as he grows up, he comes to realize that he has to offer his services to the powers-that-be if he wants to wield power himself. His life motto now runs: bow to those at the top ...See moreDiederich Heßling is scared of everything and everyone. But as he grows up, he comes to realize that he has to offer his services to the powers-that-be if he wants to wield power himself. His life motto now runs: bow to those at the top and tread on those below. In this way, he always succeeds: as a student in a duel-fighting student fraternity and as a businessman in a paper factory. He cajoles the obese district administrative president Von Wulkow and wins his favor. He slanders his financial rivals and hatches a plot with the social democrats in the town council. On his honeymoon with his rich wife Guste, he finally finds a chance to do his beloved Kaiser a favor. And when a memorial to the Kaiser is unveiled in the town where Diederich lives and works, he delivers the address. He stands behind the lectern in the pouring rain, saluting his Kaiser. The crowd is dispersed. Everything is laid in ruins... Written by Anonymous See less

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56 cast members

Name	Known for
Werner Peters Diederich Heßling Diederich Heßling See fewer	Battle of the Bulge (1965)
Paul Esser Regierungspräsident von Wulckow Regierungspräsident von Wulckow See fewer	The Merry Wives of Windsor (1950)
Renate Fischer Guste Daimchen Guste Daimchen See fewer	The Beaver Coat (1949)
Ernst Legal Pastor Zillich Pastor Zillich See fewer	Hundred Days (1935)
Raimund Schelcher Dr. Wolfgang Buck Dr. Wolfgang Buck See fewer	Die schwarze Galeere (1962)
Eduard von Winterstein Buck sen. Buck sen. See fewer	The Blue Angel (1930)
Friedrich Maurer Fabrikant Göpel Fabrikant Göpel See fewer	The Castle (1968)
Sabine Thalbach Agnes Göpel Agnes Göpel See fewer	Kleiner Mann - was nun? (1967)
Hannsgeorg Laubenthal Mahlmann Mahlmann See fewer	Penthesilea (1963)
Friedrich Gnaß Napoleon Fischer Napoleon Fischer See fewer	M (1931)
Wolfgang Kühne Dr. Mennicke Dr. Mennicke See fewer	Stefanie (1958)
Fritz Staudte Amtsgerichtsrat Kühlemann Amtsgerichtsrat Kühlemann See fewer	Napoleon at St. Helena (1929)
Wolfgang Heise Leutnant von Brietzen Leutnant von Brietzen See fewer	Die Unbesiegbaren (1953)
Axel Triebel Major Kunze Major Kunze See fewer	The Light on the Gallows (1976)
Arthur Schröder Landgerichtsdirektor Landgerichtsdirektor See fewer	Hubertus Castle (1934)
Paul Mederow Dr. Heuteufel Dr. Heuteufel See fewer	1914, die letzten Tage vor dem Weltbrand (1931)
Friedrich Richter Fabrikbesitzer Lauer Fabrikbesitzer Lauer See fewer	The Adventures of Tartu (1943)
Heinz Keuneke Gottlieb Hornung Gottlieb Hornung See fewer	Leuchtfeuer (1954)
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Kurt-Otto Fritsch Junger Arbeiter Junger Arbeiter See fewer	The Merry Wives of Windsor (1950)
Blandine Ebinger Frau von Wulkow Frau von Wulkow See fewer	The Last Witness (1960)
Carola Braunbock Emmi Heßling Emmi Heßling See fewer	Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
Emmy Burg Magda Heßling Magda Heßling See fewer	Vor Gott und den Menschen (1955)
Gertrud Bergmann Mutter Heßling Mutter Heßling See fewer	Rivalen am Steuer (1957)
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Hans Rose Mann (uncredited) Mann (uncredited) See fewer	Der Auftrag Höglers (1950)
Käthe Scharf Frau (uncredited) Frau (uncredited) See fewer	Karriere in Paris (1952)
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