主演：玛切拉·阿尔巴尼 埃莉泽·奥林格
导演：路易斯·特伦克尔
类型：伦理 地区：德国 年份：1936
简介：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.