Comrades at Sea

Comrades at Sea
Comrades at Sea
Directed by	Heinz Paul
Written by	Peter Francke; Toni Huppertz; Alf Teichs; Ingo Adalbert Zerbe;
Produced by	Alfred Greven; Alfred Bittins;
Starring	Theodor Loos; Carola Höhn; Julius Brandt;
Cinematography	Hans Schneeberger
Music by	Robert Küssel
Production; company	Terra Film
Distributed by	Terra Film
Release date	12 March 1938;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Comrades at Sea (German: Kameraden auf See) is a 1938 German war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Theodor Loos, Carola Höhn and Julius Brandt. It was shot at the Marienfelde Studios of Terra Film in Berlin and on location around Kiel and Flensburg in Schleswig-Holstein. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Heinrich Richter and Gabriel Pellon. The film is set during the Spanish Civil War, which it portrays as a Communist uprising against the lawful government.^[1]

Synopsis[edit]

The crew of a German torpedo boat intervene to rescue some passengers on a civilian ship seized by Soviet-led Spanish Republicans. Amongst those on board is Carmita, who two of the naval officers are attracted to.

Cast[edit]

Theodor Loos as Konteradmiral Brackhusen
Ingeborg Hertel as Inge, seine Tochter
Julius Brandt as Großkaufmann Prätorius
Carola Höhn as Carmita - seine Tochter
Paul Wagner as Kapitänleutnant Rank
Fred Doederlein as Leutnant Born
Jaspar von Oertzen as Fähnrich z. S. Fischer
Rolf Weih as Fähnrich z. S. Prätorius
Günther Vogdt as Fähnrich z. S. von Raff
Theo Brandt as Fähnrich z. S. Lutz
Ferry Reich as Fähnrich z. S. Bern
Josef Sieber as Oberbootsmannsmaat Reschke
Heinrich Schroth as Kapitän der 'Marana'
Angelo Ferrari as Legationsrat Matassi
Reinhold Bernt as Kommissar Sakin
Hans Kettler as Steuermann Martinez
Ernst Behmer as Ober im Café
Gustaf Dennert as Fähnrich
Ellen Gutschmidt as Junge Tänzerin im Café
Albert Hehn as Sailor
Fritz Hoopts as Spanischer Fischer
Charly Huber as Fähnrich
Kurt Iller as Gefangener auf der "Marana"
Arthur Kühn as Fähnrich
Annie Lorenz as Offiziersfrau
Josef Peterhans as Einer der Roten, die die "Marana" kapern
Georg A. Profé as Fähnrich
Gustav Püttjer as Fischer
Arthur Reinhardt as Leutnant Feldmann, Offizier des Admiralsschiffes
Maria Seidler as Anna, Wirtschafterin bei Brackhusen

References[edit]

^ Welch p. 212

Bibliography[edit]

Welch, David (2001). Propaganda and the German Cinema, 1933–1945. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-86064-520-4.

External links[edit]

Comrades at Sea at IMDb

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[1] Welch p. 212

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