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The Broken Jug (German: Der zerbrochene Krug) is a 1937 German historical comedy film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Emil Jannings, Friedrich Kayßler and Max Gülstorff. It is an adaptation of the play The Broken Jug by Heinrich von Kleist. The film was popular with Adolf Hitler.[1]

The Broken Jug
German film poster
German	Der zerbrochene Krug
Directed by	Gustav Ucicky
Written by	Thea von Harbou
Based on	The Broken Jug by Heinrich von Kleist
Produced by	Karl Julius Fritzsche Fritz Klotsch
Starring	Emil Jannings Friedrich Kayßler Max Gülstorff Lina Carstens
Cinematography	Fritz Arno Wagner
Edited by	Arnfried Heyne
Music by	Wolfgang Zeller
Production company	Tobis Film
Distributed by	Tobis Film
Release date	19 October 1937 (1937-10-19)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Nazi Germany
Language	German

It was shot partly at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo.

Plot

A village judge is trying a case to determine who broke the jug. Long before the evidence becomes conclusive against the suspects, it becomes apparent that the judge himself is the guilty one.

Cast

• Emil Jannings as Adam
• Friedrich Kayßler as Walter
• Max Gülstorff as Licht
• Lina Carstens as Marthe Rull
• Angela Salloker as Eva Rull
• Bruno Hübner as Veit Tümpel
• Paul Dahlke as Ruprecht Tümpel
• Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Frau Brigitte
• Walter Werner as operator
• Erich Dunskus as beadle
• Gisela von Collande as Grethe
• Lotte Rausch as Liese
• Käthe Kamossa as villager

References

External links

• The Broken Jug at IMDb

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