Movie Description
Ikarus, der fliegende Mensch
(1918)Overview
Two French spies, Baron d’Aubigny and Clemence de Montignon, blackmail German engineer Günther Ellinghaus with his gambling debts into handing over his construction plans for the new Ikarus engine. He flees to New York and works as a waiter. When World War I breaks, he signs on as a fireman on a Dutch ship and returns to Europe. He becomes a fighter pilot in Germany and faces the former spies as his enemies. After an emergency landing he is taken into their headquarters. He escapes an attempted murder and fights his enemies in an air battle. Both of them survive and after the war Ellinghaus offers them his hand in reconciliation.
Featured Crew
- Director : Carl Froelich
- Producer : Karl Julius Fritzsche
- Writer : Leo Heller
- Cast : Ernst Hofmann,Esther Carena,Gustav Botz,Olga Engl,Heinz Sarnow,Edith Sorel,Ernst Rennspies
Cast
Günther Ellinghaus
Clemence de Montignon
Günther's Father
Günther's Mother
Baron d'Aubigny
Cousin Erika
Political Agent
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Facts
Original TitleIkarus, der fliegende Mensch
Status Released
Release Information
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1918-10-27
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 35m
Production CompaniesNeutral-Film
Genres
- War
- Drama
