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Togger (film)

Togger is a 1937 German drama film directed by Jürgen von Alten and starring Paul Hartmann, Renate Müller, Heinz Salfner. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location at the headquarters of the Ullstein Publishing House in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Alexander Mügge. The film conforms to Nazi propaganda about the dangers of international big business. The Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels was critical of the film which he considered "too rigid" and it was not a success at the box office. It was Müller's final film before her mysterious death the same year. The making of the film was portrayed in the 1960 film Sweetheart of the Gods.

Synopsis
In the era of the Weimar Republic, a major international financial syndicate the Reuler Group is attempting to buy up all the newspapers in the city in order to shape public opinion to their will. Only a single figure has the courage to stand up to this takeover, the newspaper editor Togger whose publication holds out against the cartel under enormous pressure. Assisted by his star investigative journalist Hanna Breitenbach he takes the fight to the enemy. ==Selected cast==
Production
Roger von Norman edited the film. ==References==
Works cited
• Niven, Bill. ''Hitler and Film: The Führer's Hidden Passion''. Yale University Press, 2018. • ==External links==
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