Ohm Krüger

Ohm Krüger was a 1941 propaganda film, produced in Nazi Germany, about Paul Kruger in the Boer War. It was the first film to be awarded the 'Film of the Nation' award. It was re-released in 1944. The film opens with a dying Paul Krüger , speaking about his life to his nurse in a Geneva hotel. The rest of the film is told in flashback. Cecil Rhodes has a great desire to acquire land in the region of the Boers for its gold deposits. He sends Dr Jameson there to provoke border disturbances, and secures support from Joseph Chamberlain . When Chamberlain seeks the support of Queen... Victoria , she initially refuses but changes her mind when informed of the gold in the region. She invites Paul Krüger to London, and believes she is tricking him into signing a treaty. Krüger, being suspicious of the British, has his own plans. Krüger signs the treaty which gives the British access to the gold; however, he imposes high taxes and establishes a monopoly over the sale of TNT which forces the British to buy explosives at high prices.
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