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Kolberg
Kolberg is a 1945 Nazi propaganda historical film written and directed by Veit Harlan. One of the last films of the Third Reich, it was intended to bolster the will of the German population to resist the Allies.
Plot
The film begins in 1813 after the phase of the Napoleonic Wars known in German as the Befreiungskriege (Wars of Liberation). The opening scenes show Prussian Landwehr and volunteers marching in the streets of Breslau through enthusiastic crowds. King Frederick William III of Prussia and Count August von Gneisenau discuss recent events, with Gneisenau saying that the successful defence of Kolberg under siege taught the importance of citizen armies.
Awards
Cast
- Claus Clausen
- Franz Herterich
- Franz Schafheitlin
- Fritz Hoopts
- Greta Schröder
- Gustav Diessl
- Hans Hermann Schaufuß
- Heinrich George
- Heinz Lausch
- Herbert A.E. Böhme
- Horst Caspar
- Irene von Meyendorff
- Jakob Tiedtke
- Jaspar Oertzen
- Josef Dahmen
- Kristina Söderbaum
- Kurt Meisel
- Margarete Schön
- Otto Wernicke
- Otz Tollen
- Paul Bildt
- Paul Henckels
- Paul Wegener
- Theo Shall
- Werner Scharf
More details
| author | Alfred Braun Thea von Harbou Veit Harlan |
|---|---|
| award | Film of the Nation |
| contentLocation | Germany |
| director | Veit Harlan Wolfgang Liebeneiner |
| editor | Wolfgang Schleif |
| events | Napoleonic Wars |
| genre | historical |
| keywords | abandon an mein volk befreiungskriege breslau convention of tauroggen defeated in russia frederick william iii of prussia french invasion of russia german campaign of 1813 holy roman emperor kingdom of prussia königsberg landwehr louise louise of mecklenburg-strelitz march napoleon open prussian army recent events the king vienna wrocław |
| musicBy | Norbert Schultze |
| producer | Joseph Goebbels Veit Harlan |
| productionCompany | Universum Film AG |
| publisher | Deutsche Filmvertriebs GmbH |
| theme | epic propaganda prussian |