Canaris (film)
| Canaris | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alfred Weidenmann |
| Produced by | Emile J. Lustig |
| Written by |
Erich Ebermayer Herbert Reinecker |
| Starring |
O.E. Hasse Barbara Rütting Adrian Hoven Martin Held |
| Music by | Siegfried Franz |
| Cinematography | Franz Weihmayr |
| Edited by | Ilse Voigt |
Production company |
Fama-Film |
| Distributed by | Europa-Filmverleih |
Release dates | 30 December 1954 |
Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Canaris is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring O.E. Hasse, Barbara Rütting and Adrian Hoven. It portrays real events during the Second World War when Wilhelm Canaris the head of German military intelligence was arrested and executed for his involvement with the 20 July Plot to overthrow Adolf Hitler. The film was a major success at the German box office, possibly because it allowed audiences to identify with a heroic German figure disassociated from Nazism.[1] It is also known by the alternative title Canaris Master Spy.
Main cast
- O.E. Hasse as Admiral Canaris
- Barbara Rütting as Irene von Harbeck
- Adrian Hoven as Captain Althoff
- Martin Held as Obergruppenfuehrer Heydrich
- Wolfgang Preiss as Colonel Holl
- Peter Mosbacher as Fernandez
- Charles Regnier as Baron Trenti
- Franz Essel as Beckmann
- Alice Treff as Fräulein Winter
- Herbert Wilk as Hauptmann Degenhard
- Klaus Miedel as André, franz. Offizier
- Arthur Schröder as Herr von Harbeck
- Ilse Fürstenberg as Anna Lüdtke
- Arno Paulsen as Taxifahrer
- Nora Hagist as Luftwaffenhelferin
References
- ↑ Hake p.96-97
Bibliography
- Hake, Sabine. German National Cinema. Routledge, 2002.
External links
- Canaris at the Internet Movie Database