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My Son the Minister (1937)

My Son the Minister poster
Original title
Mein Sohn, der Herr Minister
Directed by
Veit Harlan
Genre
drama film
Country
German Reich
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A father deals with the unexpected situations that arise when his son becomes a government minister. The story follows their changing relationship and the comic misunderstandings that follow.

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What happens

My Son the Minister (German: Mein Sohn, der Herr Minister) is a 1937 German comedy drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Hans Brausewetter, Heli Finkenzeller and Françoise Rosay. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Koehn and Walter Röhrig. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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