导演：路易斯·特伦克尔
剧情介绍：TheKaiserofCalifornia(GermanDerKaiservonKalifornien)isa1936filmthathastheuniqueistinctionofbeingtheonlywesternfilmmadeinNaziGermany.AlmostalloftheexteriorsceneswereevenshotonlocationinCalifornia.ThefilmfollowsthelifestoryofJohnSutter,orJohannSuter,theownerofSutter'sMill,famousasthebirthplaceofthegreatCaliforniaGoldRushof1848.WhilethebasicstoryofSutter'slifeisretained,theproducersinsertedsomenotablechangesreflectingthepoliticalnvironmentofthefilm'screation:thoughSutterwasaSwiss-German,thefilmemphasizeshisgermanethnicityandthoughhechangedhisnametoJohnSutterwhenhecametotheUnitedStates,throughoutthefilmheretainsthenameJohannSuter.Besidesthatthefilmhardlystressesavölkischconcept,asSuter'smenareportrayedasimmigrantsfromallovertheworld,notonlyGermany.Thefilmopposesthe"easy"moneyofgold-diggingwiththewealthandvaluescreatedbyhardwork,astheGoldRusheventuallydestroysSuter'sfortunesandcreatessocialdisintegrationandthelossofsolidarityandcompanionship.
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