
Master of the World
1934, German. Directed by Harry Piel.
A German scientist designs and builds a machine that will do dangerous work instead of placing humans in jeopardy. But the machine itself turns out to have disastrous effects on the people involved.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Harry PielDirector
- Walter JanssenDr. Heller
- Sybille SchmitzVilma, seine Frau
- Aribert WäscherGeheimrat Ehrenberg
- Siegfried SchürenbergWerner Baumann
- Ernst BehmerJokusch, Metallarbeiter
- Walter FranckProf. Wolf
- Gustav PüttjerBecker
- Klaus PohlStöppke
- Max GülstorffNeumeier
- Otto WernickeWolter
- Hans Hermann SchaufußFischer
- Dolly RaphaelTrude
Details
- Released
- 11 August 1934
- Original title
- Der Herr der Welt
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Harry Piel, Georg Mühlen-Schulte
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Master of the World runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Master of the World isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 August 1934. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Master of the World?
Master of the World (1934) was directed by Harry Piel and stars Walter Janssen, Sybille Schmitz, Aribert Wäscher.