Hogler's Task

Hogler's Task (1950)

Der Auftrag Höglers

The Luisin ridge is divided not only by the river, but also by the zone boundary. The old CEO Högler still lives in the west, the eastern part has been expropriated and is managed by the chief engineer Dr. Tellen. He is working on a new steel production process that Högler absolutely needs. Högler's means to achieve his goal are bribery, espionage and slander. Trade union member Maria Steinitz almost becomes a victim of slander. However, the intrigue is exposed and Hogler's criminal intentions are thwarted. At a large production meeting, the old people's controller Hufland exposes the true culprits. Maria and Fritz Rottmann, a trade unionist from Munich, who have known each other since the days of the anti-fascist resistance, embrace each other.

Date of release
1950-01-27
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama
Director
Gustav von Wangenheim

Casting

Interesting facts

Der Auftrag Höglers is a German Democratic Republic fantasy movie directed by Gustav von Wangenheim. It was released in 1950.

Production

At 1949, after the foundation of both the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany and as the existence of a Cold War between East and West became ever clearer, the East German authorities instructed DEFA's filmmakers to focus on new subjects: rather than making purely anti-Fascist films, they were now to fan anti-Western sentiment in their works. Der Auftrag Höglers was one of the first movies made under those demands.

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