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Man of Straw

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1972
  • 4h 30m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
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Man of Straw (1972)
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A politically ambitious man rises to power in a German provincial town at the end of the nineteenth century.A politically ambitious man rises to power in a German provincial town at the end of the nineteenth century.A politically ambitious man rises to power in a German provincial town at the end of the nineteenth century.

  • Stars
    • Derek Jacobi
    • John Phillips
    • Judy Cornwell
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    28
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    • Stars
      • Derek Jacobi
      • John Phillips
      • Judy Cornwell
    • 1User review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Derek Jacobi
    Derek Jacobi
    • Diederich Hessling
    • 1972
    John Phillips
    John Phillips
    • Dr. Heuteufel
    • 1972
    Judy Cornwell
    Judy Cornwell
    • Guste Daimchen
    • 1972
    Denis Carey
    • Sötbier
    • 1972
    Ian Ogilvy
    Ian Ogilvy
    • Wolfgang Buck
    • 1972
    John Savident
    John Savident
    • Von Wulckow
    • 1972
    Sheila Brennan
    • Frau Hessling
    • 1972
    Judy Loe
    Judy Loe
    • Kätchen Zillich
    • 1972
    Karin MacCarthy
    • Magda Hessling
    • 1972
    Dave Hill
    Dave Hill
    • Napoleon Fischer
    • 1972
    Elizabeth Bell
    Elizabeth Bell
    • Emmi Hessling
    • 1972
    Derek Francis
    • Herr Göppel
    • 1972
    Juliet Aykroyd
    • Agnes Göppel
    • 1972
    Sam Dastor
    Sam Dastor
    • Dr. Jadassohn
    • 1972
    David King
    • Burgermeister Scheffelweis
    • 1972
    Brian Stirner
    Brian Stirner
    • Hornung
    • 1972
    Sean Roantree
    • Wiebel
    • 1972
    Cyril Shaps
    Cyril Shaps
    • Herr Lauer
    • 1972
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    8hou-3

    A great series, lost for ever

    This early tv appearance by Jacobi as a weaselly, duplicitous social climber in imperial Germany showed what a star was in the making. Alas, we can no longer enjoy his terrific performance because the series was not archived and is lost for good. Very sad

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    • Trivia
      The source novel was Heinrich Mann's Der Untertan (The Underling). Minor changes were made to the spelling of some of the character names, compared with those in the novel. The surname Heßling was Anglicised to Hessling, and Käthchen Zillich was changed slightly to Kätchen Zillich (without the silent H).
    • Crazy credits
      The end credits were written in an Old German "Fraktur" typeface. This makes them difficult to read so there may be transcription errors in some of the character names in the cast list.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Remembers...: Sir Derek Jacobi Remembers... I, Claudius (2023)

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    • Release date
      • January 30, 1972 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • 4h 30m(270 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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