Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen

Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen (1960)


  • Genre: Drama, War
  • Release Date: 1960-02-25
  • User Rating: 5.6/10 from 8 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 39min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: Deutsche Film Hansa
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Director: Frank Wisbar
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Summary

The film depicts the first month of 1945 when the Russian Red Army broke into the eastern part of Germany and forced millions of civilians to flee in the coldest of winter. While the Russians invaded Ostpreussen hundred of thousands of civilians were evacuated by ships. Gotenhafen was the last open port and ships left the town almost by the minute, overloaded by refugees. One of the last ships to leave Gotenhafen was the 'Wilhelm Gustloff', a former 'Kraft durch Freude' pleasure cruiser designed for 1000 passengers. Until today it is unknown how many people were on board but it is said to be around 10.000. The ship sunk without a trace and only a handful of people survived this hellish nightmare.

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  • Sonja Ziemann

    as Maria Reiser
  • Gunnar Möller

    as Kurt Reiser
  • Erik Schumann

    as Hans Schott
  • Brigitte Horney

    as Generalin von Reuss
  • Mady Rahl

    as Edith Marquardt
  • Wolfgang Preiss

    as Dr. Beck
  • Erich Dunskus

    as Vater Marquardt
  • Willy Maertens

    as Vater Reiser
  • Tatjana Bokan

    as Dienstmädchen Marta
  • Dietmar Schönherr

    as Gaston
  • Günter Pfitzmann

    as Oberleutnant Dankel
  • Günther Ungeheuer

    as Arzt
  • Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum

    as Funker der Gustloff
  • Carl Lange

    as Kapitän Zahn
  • Carla Hagen

    as Monika
Directing Frank Wisbar Director
Writing Frank Wisbar Writer
Writing Victor Schuller Writer
Crew Elio Carniel Cinematography
Crew Willy Winterstein Cinematography
Editing Martha Dübber Editor
Sound Hans-Martin Majewski Music

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