Comrades

Comrades (1941)

Kameraden

King Frederick II and his leading advisors hesitate too long in the eyes of some officers, so Major von Schill decides to strike out on his own. He hoped that his brave move would be the catalyst for the great war of liberation. But von Schill's troops were soon defeated by a superior force of Dutch-Danish troops. The king takes a public stand against von Schill's actions and eleven of his officers are shot by summary execution on Napoleon's orders. However, one of them, Lieutenant Heinrich von Wedell, escapes death and is sentenced to forced labor for life. When Wedell's brother Karl, who opposed von Schill's unauthorized actions, learns of Heinrich's fate, he decides to help him in a risky way...

Date of release
1941-09-26
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Drama
Director
Hans Schweikart

Casting

Interesting facts

Comrades is a 1941 German historical war film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Willy Birgel, Martin Urtel and Karin Hardt. It was part of the tradition of Prussian films, gloryifying scenes from German history. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and the Barrandov Studios in Prague and on location around the latter city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Rudolf Pfenninger and Ludwig Reiber.

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