The Degenhardts
| The Degenhardts | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Werner Klingler |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Heinrich George |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Georg Bruckbauer |
| Edited by | Ella Ensink |
| Music by | Herbert Windt |
Production company | Tobis Filmkunst |
| Distributed by | Deutsche Filmvertriebs |
Release date | 6 July 1944 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Degenhardts (German: Die Degenhardts) is a 1944 German drama film directed by Werner Klingler and starring Heinrich George, Ernst Schröder and Gunnar Möller. Karl Degenhardt, the patriarch of a family in Lübeck, leads his wife and five children through the opening stages of Second World War culminating in the Bombing of Lübeck on 28 March 1942 by the Royal Air Force.
The film was part of a cycle of home front films produced in Germany during the war. The film was intended to fan anti-British sentiment and prepare Germans psychologically for the destruction of their cities by Allied bombing raids and invasions.[1] It premiered in Lübeck on 6 July 1944.
Cast[]
- Heinrich George as Karl Degenhardt
- Ernst Schröder as Jochem Degenhardt
- Gunnar Möller
- Ernst Legal
- Renée Stobrawa
- Wolfgang Lukschy
- Heinz Klingenberg
- Robert Forsch
- Alfred Maack
- Ilse Petri
- Werner Pledath
- Erich Ziegel
References[]
- ^ O'Brien p. 145
Bibliography[]
- O'Brien, Mary-Elizabeth. Nazi Cinema as Enchantment. The Politics of Entertainment in the Third Reich. Camden House, 2006.
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