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| Secret File W.B.1 | |
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| Directed by | Herbert Selpin |
| Written by | Franz Weichenmayr Walter Zerlett-Olfenius Curt J. Braun Herbert Selpin |
| Based on | Der Eiserne Seehund by Hans Arthur Thies |
| Produced by | Carl Wilhelm Tetting |
| Starring | Alexander Golling Eva Immermann Richard Häussler |
| Cinematography | Franz Koch |
| Edited by | Friedel Buckow |
| Music by | Franz Doelle |
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| Distributed by | Bavaria Film |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Secret File W.B.1 (German: Geheimakte W.B.1) is a 1942 German historical drama film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Alexander Golling, Eva Immermann and Richard Häussler.[1] The film portrays Wilhelm Bauer and his work on developing the submarine.[2] It was based on the novel Der Eiserne Seehund by Hans Arthur Thies. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Dürnhöfer, Fritz Lück, Bruno Lutz and Fritz Maurischat.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Alexander Golling as Wilhelm Bauer
- Eva Immermann as Sophie Hösly
- Richard Häussler as Großfürst Konstantin
- Herbert Hübner as Admiral Brommy
- Wilhelm P. Krüger as Vater Hösly
- Günther Lüders as Schiffsbauer Karl Hösly
- Willi Rose as Werftmeister Schultze
- Gustav Waldau as König Maximilian
- Justus Paris as Vorsitzender des Gerichts
- Theo Shall as Mr. Wood
- Walter Holten as General
- Andrews Engelmann as Russischer Intrigant Trotzky
- Karl Meixner as Senator
- Viktor Afritsch as von Klamm
- Albert Arid as Offizier der russischen Hafenwache
- Karl Hanft as Tony
- Michl Lang as Oberhofen
- Richard Ludwig as Major der russischen Wache
- Philipp Manning as Holm
- Friedrich Ulmer as Dr. Hoffmann
- Paul Wagner as Begleiter des König Maximilian
- Aruth Wartan as Kenwolsky
- Dolf Zenzen as Begleiter Trotzkys am bayerischen Hof
References
[edit]- ↑ Fox p.201
- ↑ Hadley p. 93
- ↑ https://www.filmportal.de/film/geheimakte-wb-1_7ccf56378eb3489a91439f812191c543
Bibliography
[edit]- Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Fox, Jo. Film Propaganda in Britain and Nazi Germany: World War II Cinema. Berg, 2007.
- Hadley, Michael L. Count Not the Dead: The Popular Image of the German Submarine. McGill-Queen's University Press, 1995.
- Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942. McFarland, 2008.
External links
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- Films based on German novels
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- Films set in the 19th century
- German black-and-white films
- 1942 drama films
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- Bavaria Film films
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