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Cast
Hans Brausewetter
as Robert Fabre-Marines
Heli Finkenzeller
as Nannette - seine Frau
Françoise Rosay
as Sylvie - seine Mutter
Hans Moser
as Gabriel Fabre
Paul Dahlke
as Vaccarés
Hadrian Maria Netto
as Ministerpräsident
Carl Jönsson
as Aristide - Diener im Ministerium
Hilde Körber
as Betty Joinville
Aribert Wäscher
as Baroche
Bruno Ziener
as Pierre, Diener
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1937
Runtime1h 21m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
Genres—
Votes5
DirectorVeit Harlan
WritersKarl Georg Külb, Edgar Kahn
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMy Son the Minister
About My Son the Minister
Sylvia has succeeded in making her son Robert a minister in the French Republic. His old servent, Gabriel, interrupts the young man during an "erotic" conference with the singer Betty. She's there, because her politically inappropriate songs is about to get her banned from the stage, which the minister would like to prevent. A fight breaks out between Robert and Gabriel and Sylvia, his mother, has to confess to Robert, that Gabriel is actually his father. When the minister once again misbehaves, this time at a ball, his servant and father Gabriel decides that the time has come to slap his son in everyone's presence. Robert is forced to resign and a journalist from the People's Front suggests Gabriel for the post of minister. - The film was classified after the end of the german third empire as a reservation film.
Directed by Veit Harlan, My Son the Minister leans on a strong ensemble — Hans Brausewetter, Heli Finkenzeller, Françoise Rosay — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1937.
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