简介：TheKaiserofCalifornia(GermanDerKaiservonKalifornien)isa1936filmthathastheuniquedistinctionofbeingtheonlywesternfilmmadeinNaziGermany.AlmostalloftheexteriorsceneswereevenshotonlocationinCalifornia. ThefilmfollowsthelifestoryofJohnSutter,orJohannSuter,theownerofSutter'sMill,famousasthebirthplaceofthegreatCaliforniaGoldRushof1848. WhilethebasicstoryofSutter'slifeisretained,theproducersinsertedsomenotablechangesreflectingthepoliticalenvironmentofthefilm'screation:thoughSutterwasaSwiss-German,thefilmemphasizeshisgermanethnicityandthoughhechangedhisnametoJohnSutterwhenhecametotheUnitedStates,throughoutthefilmheretainsthenameJohannSuter.Besidesthatthefilmhardlystressesavölkischconcept,asSuter'smenareportrayedasimmigrantsfromallovertheworld,notonlyGermany. Thefilmopposesthe"easy"moneyofgold-diggingwiththewealthandvaluescreatedbyhardwork,astheGoldRusheventuallydestroysSuter'sfortunesandcreatessocialdisintegrationandthelossofsolidarityandcompanionship.…