The Degenhardts
| The Degenhardts | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Werner Klingler |
| Produced by | Heinrich George |
| Written by |
Hans Gustl Kernmayr Wilhelm Krug Georg Zoch |
| Starring |
Heinrich George Ernst Schröder Gunnar Möller Renée Stobrawa |
| Music by | Herbert Windt |
| Cinematography | Georg Bruckbauer |
| Edited by | Ella Ensink |
Production company |
Tobis Filmkunst |
| Distributed by | Deutsche Filmvertriebs |
Release dates | 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 Lubeck, 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 Lubeck 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
- Knut Hartwig
- Günther Körner
- Walter Bechmann
- Robert Forsch
- Herwart Grosse
- William Huch
- Hilde Jansen
- Karl Kemper
- Werner Kepich
- Alfred Maack
- Ilse Petri
- Werner Pledath
- Trude Tandar
- 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.