| The Crew of the Dora | |
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| Directed by | Karl Ritter |
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| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Language | German |
The Crew of the Dora (German: Besatzung Dora) is a 1943 German film about Luftwaffe pilots. It depicts a love triangle involving two of them being overcome by their participation in battle together.
The film was banned in 1944, because of the worsening war situation; while on leave one character inspires a girl with hopes of settling in the east, a dream that no longer appeared possible.
Cast
- Hannes Stelzer as Flugzeugführer Leutnant Joachim Krane
- Hubert Kiurina as Leutnant Franz von Borcke
- Josef Dahmen as Feldwebel Otto Roggenkamp
- Georg Thomalla as Bordschütze Unteroffizier Fritz Mott
- Ernst von Klipstein as Hauptmann Kurt Gillhausen
- Clemens Hasse as Oberleutnant Erich Krumbhaar
- Helmut Schabrich as Oberleutnant Semmler
- Wolfgang Preiss as Staffelarzt Dr. Wagner
- Suse Graf as Dr. Marianne Güldener
- Charlott Daudert as Mathilde Kronschnabel
- Carsta Löck as Straßenbahnschaffnerin Betty Schütte
- Roma Bahn as Laborantin Fräulein Bornschlegel
- Otz Tollen as Oberleutnant
- Ewald Wenck as Ober im Restaurant
Notes
- Grunberger 1971, p. 384.
- Leiser 1974, p. 65.
References
- Grunberger, Richard (1971). The 12-Year Reich: A Social History of Nazi Germany, 1933–1945. New York: Da Capo. ISBN 978-0-306-80660-5.
- Leiser, Erwin (1974). Nazi Cinema. New York: Macmillan / London: Secker & Warburg. ISBN 978-0-02-012400-9.
External links
Further reading
- Gillespie, William (2014). Karl Ritter: His Life and 'Zeitfilms' under National Socialism. Potts Point, New South Wales: German Films Dot Net. ISBN 978-0-9808612-2-8.
- Gillespie, William (2016). The Making of The Crew of the Dora. Potts Point, New South Wales: German Films Dot Net. ISBN 978-0-9808612-3-5.
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