Nacht fiel über Gotenhafen (1960)
Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen
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
as Maria Reiser
Gunnar Möller
as Kurt Reiser
as Kurt Reiser
Erik Schumann
as Hans Schott
as Hans Schott
Brigitte Horney
as Generalin von Reuss
as Generalin von Reuss
Mady Rahl
as Edith Marquardt
as Edith Marquardt
Wolfgang Preiss
as Dr. Beck
as Dr. Beck
Erich Dunskus
as Vater Marquardt
as Vater Marquardt
Willy Maertens
as Vater Reiser
as Vater Reiser
Tatjana Bokan
as Dienstmädchen Marta
as Dienstmädchen Marta
Dietmar Schönherr
as Gaston
as Gaston
Günter Pfitzmann
as Oberleutnant Dankel
as Oberleutnant Dankel
Günther Ungeheuer
as Arzt
as Arzt
Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum
as Funker der Gustloff
as Funker der Gustloff
Carl Lange
as Kapitän Zahn
as Kapitän Zahn
Carla Hagen
as Monika
as Monika
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Frank Wisbar
Director
Director
Frank Wisbar
Writer
Writer
Victor Schuller
Writer
Writer
Elio Carniel
Cinematography
Cinematography
Willy Winterstein
Cinematography
Cinematography
Martha Dübber
Editor
Editor
Hans-Martin Majewski
Music
Music
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