Movie Description
Morgenrot
(1933)Overview
Released three days after Adolf Hitler became Reichskanzler, it was the first film to have its screening in Nazi Germany. It became a symbol of the new times touted by the Nazi regime. The title (literally "morning-red") is the German term for the reddish coloring of the east sky about a half hour before the sunrise. On patrol Captain Liers and his submarine crew sink an important British ship, but while returning to harbour, they're lured into a trap by a British vessel disguised as a neutral Danish one. They sink it after it attacks them without warning, but while they prepare to rescue survivors, a British destroyer sinks the sub. On the sea bed 60 feet down, with all but the bridge flooded, the 10 surviving crew have only 8 rescue devices. Liers orders the crew to use them, but they disobey - either all escape or nobody does.
Featured Crew
- Director : Gustav Ucicky
- Producer : Günther Stapenhorst
- Editor : Eduard von Borsody
- Cast : Rudolf Forster,Fritz Genschow,Paul Westermeier,Camilla Spira,Gerhard Bienert,Adele Sandrock,Hans Leibelt,Eduard von Winterstein,Franz Nicklisch,Friedrich Gnaß,Else Knott,Frank Perfitt,Gerhard Dammann,Käte Kühl,Walter Kuhle,Gerhard Menzel,Rudolf Platte,Hedwig Schlichter,Ludwig Stössel,Elsa Wagner,Gertrud Wolle,Paul Henreid,Oscar Aigner
Cast
Kapitanleutnant Helmut Liers
Oberleutnant 'Phipps' Fredericks
Bordfunker Jaul
Grete Jaul
Steuermann Böhm
Mutter Liers
Bürgermeister von Meerskirchen
Hauptmann Kolch
Petermann
Juraczik
Helga
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Facts
Original TitleMorgenrot
Status Released
Release Information
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1933-02-02
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 25m
Production CompaniesUFA
Genres
- War
- Drama
