
The Sovereign
Der Herrscher (The Sovereign) was based on Before Sunset, a play by Gerhart Hauptmann. The great Emil Jannings stars as Mathias Clausen, a self-made businessman who is forced to do a great deal of soul-searching when his wife unexpectedly dies. Determining to start life anew, he falls in love with his secretary Inken (Marianne Hoppe) and impulsively takes a vacation to Italy. Clausen's selfish grown children, not wishing to share their father's affections -- nor his money -- with his new wife-to-be, go to court demanding that Clausen be declared mentally incompetent. Upon finding this out, Clausen flies into a rage, leaving the audience to wonder whether or not he really as gone off his trolley. Der Herrscher was directed by Veit Harlan, more famous (or notorious) for his viciously anti-Semitic Jud Suess (1940).
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- German
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Release dates
GermanyDE
- Theatrical17 Mar 1937
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- When was The Sovereign released?
- The Sovereign was released on 17 March 1937.
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- The Sovereign holds a 5.7/10 audience score from 3 votes.
- Who directed The Sovereign?
- The Sovereign (1937) was directed by Veit Harlan.
- How long is The Sovereign?
- The Sovereign runs for 1h 43m.











