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'''''Der Stern von Afrika''''' ({{Lang-en|The Star of Africa}}) is a [[1957 in film|1957]] black-and-white German war film portraying the combat career of a [[World War II]] [[Luftwaffe]] fighter pilot [[Hans-Joachim Marseille]]. It stars [[Joachim Hansen (actor)|Joachim Hansen]] and [[Marianne Koch]] and was directed by [[Alfred Weidenmann]]. The film was premièred on 13 August 1957 in Berlin and was successful at the German [[box office]], although the [[film critics|critics]] predominantly gave it a poor rating.<ref>Tate 2008, p. 206.</ref> |
'''''Der Stern von Afrika''''' ({{Lang-en|The Star of Africa}}) is a [[1957 in film|1957]] black-and-white German war film portraying the combat career of a [[World War II]] [[Luftwaffe]] fighter pilot [[Hans-Joachim Marseille]]. It stars [[Joachim Hansen (actor)|Joachim Hansen]] and [[Marianne Koch]] and was directed by [[Alfred Weidenmann]]. The film was premièred on 13 August 1957 in Berlin and was successful at the German [[box office]], although the [[film critics|critics]] predominantly gave it a poor rating.<ref>Tate 2008, p. 206.</ref> |
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The media historian [[James Chapman (media historian)|James Chapman]] described the film as a "whitewash" that presented an "acceptable face of wartime heroics" in West German films of that period. He film did not portray Marseille's [[Nazi]] convictions, instead presenting his a rebel in trouble with his superiors.<ref>[[James Chapman (media historian)|James Chapman]] (2011): [https://books.google.com/books?id=oFcHyNahBqwC&pg=PT171&dq=%22Der+Stern+von+Afrika%22+luftwaffe&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwigqOuchZDQAhXG5SYKHWzmCXkQ6AEIGzAA#v=snippet&q=Marseille&f=false ''War and Film'']</ref> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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The film begins shortly before the outbreak of [[World War II]] with Jochen Marseille attending a [[Luftwaffe]] (Air Force) school in Berlin. His squadron is transferred to the [[Africa Corps]] in the [[North African Theater of Operations]]. Marseille quickly becomes the most successful fighter pilot. His unit loses more and more pilots to the [[Desert Air Force]], and Marseille begins to doubt the usefulness of his operations. He travels to Berlin to receive a high military decoration where he falls in love with a teacher, Brigitte. The couple go to Rome where Marseille is to receive a decoration from the Italian High command. The distraught Brigitte tries to persuade him to defect, but he returns to North Africa. During a flight over Egypt, his aircraft suffers an engine failure; Marseille bails out as the aircraft crashes, but his parachute does not open. His body is later found in the desert. Brigitte receives the news of his death.<ref name="Wübbe p387">Wübbe 2001, p. 387.</ref> |
The film begins shortly before the outbreak of [[World War II]] with Jochen Marseille attending a [[Luftwaffe]] (Air Force) school in Berlin. His squadron is transferred to the [[Africa Corps]] in the [[North African Theater of Operations]]. Marseille quickly becomes the most successful fighter pilot. His unit loses more and more pilots to the [[Desert Air Force]], and Marseille begins to doubt the usefulness of his operations. He travels to Berlin to receive a high military decoration where he falls in love with a teacher, Brigitte. The couple go to Rome where Marseille is to receive a decoration from the Italian High command. The distraught Brigitte tries to persuade him to defect, but he returns to North Africa. During a flight over Egypt, his aircraft suffers an engine failure; Marseille bails out as the aircraft crashes, but his parachute does not open. His body is later found in the desert. Brigitte receives the news of his death.<ref name="Wübbe p387">Wübbe 2001, p. 387.</ref> |
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==Production== |
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[[Eduard Neumann]], the former ''[[Geschwaderkommodore]]'' (wing commander) of [[Jagdgeschwader 27]] (27th fighter wing) and Marseille's commanding officer, served as a technical advisor on the film.<ref>{{cite video|people=Marianne Koch (actor), Joachim Hansen (actor), Alfred Weidenmann (director) |date=13 August 1957 |title=Der Stern von Afrika |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049796/|format=|medium=DVD|language=German|trans_title=|publisher=|location=|archiveurl=|archivedate= |accessdate=5 October 2011|time=1 minute|asin=B00005NOWN |asin-tld=de|isbn=|oclc=|quote=|ref=}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:11, 18 November 2016
| Der Stern von Afrika The Star of Africa | |
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| Directed by | Alfred Weidenmann |
| Written by | Herbert Reinecker and Udo Wolter |
| Starring | Joachim Hansen Marianne Koch |
| Cinematography | Helmut Ashley |
| Music by | Hans-Martin Majewski |
Production company | |
Release date | 13 August 1957 |
Running time | 99 min. |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Der Stern von Afrika (English: The Star of Africa) is a 1957 black-and-white German war film portraying the combat career of a World War II Luftwaffe fighter pilot Hans-Joachim Marseille. It stars Joachim Hansen and Marianne Koch and was directed by Alfred Weidenmann. The film was premièred on 13 August 1957 in Berlin and was successful at the German box office, although the critics predominantly gave it a poor rating.[1]
Plot
The film begins shortly before the outbreak of World War II with Jochen Marseille attending a Luftwaffe (Air Force) school in Berlin. His squadron is transferred to the Africa Corps in the North African Theater of Operations. Marseille quickly becomes the most successful fighter pilot. His unit loses more and more pilots to the Desert Air Force, and Marseille begins to doubt the usefulness of his operations. He travels to Berlin to receive a high military decoration where he falls in love with a teacher, Brigitte. The couple go to Rome where Marseille is to receive a decoration from the Italian High command. The distraught Brigitte tries to persuade him to defect, but he returns to North Africa. During a flight over Egypt, his aircraft suffers an engine failure; Marseille bails out as the aircraft crashes, but his parachute does not open. His body is later found in the desert. Brigitte receives the news of his death.[2]
Production
Eduard Neumann, the former Geschwaderkommodore (wing commander) of Jagdgeschwader 27 (27th fighter wing) and Marseille's commanding officer, served as a technical advisor on the film.[3]
Cast
- Joachim Hansen as Jochen Marseille
- Marianne Koch as Brigitte
- Hansjörg Felmy as Robert Franke
- Horst Frank as Albin Droste
- Peer Schmidt as Answald Sommer
- Carl Lange as Hauptmann Krusenberg
- Alexander Kerst as Major Niemeyer
- Christian Doermer as Unteroffizier Klein
- Siegfried Schürenberg as the director of the school
- Erich Ponto as the French billiard player
- Roberto Blanco as Mathias
References
- Citations
- ^ Tate 2008, p. 206.
- ^ Wübbe 2001, p. 387.
- ^ Marianne Koch (actor), Joachim Hansen (actor), Alfred Weidenmann (director) (13 August 1957). Der Stern von Afrika (DVD) (in German). Event occurs at 1 minute. ASIN B00005NOWN. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
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- Bibliography
- Tate, Robert (2008). Hans-Joachim Marseille: An Illustrated Tribute to the Luftwaffe's "Star of Africa" . Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7643-2940-1.
- Wübbe, Walter (2001). Hauptmann Hans Joachim Marseille Ein Jagdfliegerschicksal in Daten, Bildern und Dokumenten (in German). Schnellbach, Germany: Verlag Siegfried Bublies. ISBN 3-926584-78-5.
External links
Categories:
- 1957 films
- 1950s biographical films
- 1950s war films
- Aviation films
- Biographical films about military personnel
- Films set in the 1940s
- Films directed by Alfred Weidenmann
- Films shot in the Canary Islands
- German biographical films
- German-language films
- German war films
- West German films
- World War II aviation films
- World War II films based on actual events