The Red Terror (film)
| The Red Terror |
| Directed by |
Karl Ritter |
| Produced by |
Karl Ritter (producer) |
| Written by |
Andrews Engelmann (writer)
Felix Lützkendorf (writer)
Karl Ritter (writer) |
| Starring |
See below |
| Music by |
Norbert Schultze
Herbert Windt |
| Cinematography |
Igor Oberberg |
| Editing by |
Conrad von Molo |
| Release date(s) |
1942 |
| Running time |
99 minutes |
| Country |
Germany |
| Language |
German |
The Red Terror (original title in German: GPU) is a 1942 German film directed by Karl Ritter.[1]
Released after the breakdown of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, it is noteworthy for the crude, heavy-handed depiction of Communists.[2]
Plot
Olga Feodorovna, a Baltic German, saw her family massacred by the GPU. She joins it in order to track down the murderers. After avenging the deaths, she commits suicide.
Cast
- Laura Solari as Olga Feodorowna
- Will Quadflieg as Peter Aßmuss
- Marina von Ditmar as Irina
- Andrews Engelmann as Nikolai Bokscha
- Karl Haubenreißer as Jakob Frunse
- Hans Stiebner as Untersuchungsrichter
- Maria Bard as Vorsitzerin der Frauenliga
- Helene von Schmithberg as Tante Ljuba
- Albert Lippert as Hoteldirektor in Kowno
- Lale Andersen as Sängerin im Lokal in Göteborg
- Wladimir Majer as GPU-Chef
- Nico Turoff as Die Helfer Frunses
- Theo Shall as Soboteur um Bokscha
- Horst Winter as Singer 1.Variation des Limehouse-Blues
- Ivo Veit as Skandinavisches Lied
- Freddie Brocksieper as Schlagzeug
- Gösta Richter
Soundtrack
External links
References
- ^ "New York Times: G.P.U. (1942)". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/137378/G-P-U-/overview. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ Erwin Leiser, Nazi Cinema pp 44-5 ISBN 0-02-570230-0