Stukas (1941)
This Nazi propaganda film details the exploits of a group of German Luftwaffe pilots flying Stukas--fighter-bombers--in the Battle of France in the early days of World War II.
- Date of release
- 1941-06-27
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Director
- Karl Ritter
Casting
- Carl Raddatz — Hauptmann Heinz Bork
- Hannes Stelzer — Oberleutnant Hans Wilde
- Ernst von Klipstein — Oberleutnant „Patzer“ von Bomberg
- Albert Hehn — Oberleutnant Hesse
- O.E. Hasse — Oberarzt Dr. Gregorius
- Marina von Ditmar — Junge Französin
- Georg Thomalla — Unteroffizier Matz
- Beppo Brem — Oberfeldwebel Putzenlechner
- Karl John — Oberleutnant Lothar Loos
- Josef Dahmen — Feldwebel Traugott
- Ethel Reschke — Zimmer-Mädchen
- Georg A. Profé
Interesting facts
Stukas is a 1941 Nazi propaganda film, directed by Karl Ritter and starring Carl Raddatz, which follows three squadrons of Luftwaffe dive-bomber (Stuka) flyers.
Production and release
Stukas was an officially commissioned film (Staatsauftragsfilm). Like all Ritter's films, it was meticulously prepared using storyboards in advance of shooting. (The storyboards survive and include a sequence not present in the film, entitled "dream dance".) Shooting took place at in Babelsberg Studios of UFA and on location around Berlin between 18 November 1940 and mid-February 1941.
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