Comradeship
(1931)
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Comradeship
(1931)
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Alexander Granach | ... |
Kasper
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Fritz Kampers | ... |
Wilderer
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Ernst Busch | ... |
Wittkopp
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Elisabeth Wendt | ... |
Frau Anna Wittkopp
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Gustav Püttjer | ... |
Kaplan
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Oskar Höcker | ... |
Obersteiger
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Daniel Mendaille | ... |
Jean Leclerc
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Georges Charlia | ... |
Emile
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Andrée Ducret | ... |
Françoise
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Alex Bernard | ... |
Grand-père, le vieux mineur
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Pierre-Louis | ... |
Georges - le petit galibot
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Héléna Manson | ... |
Rose, la femme du mineur blessé
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Marcel Lesieur | ... |
Albert
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Willem Holsboer | ... |
Ingenieur des deutschen Bergwerks
(as Willem Holzboer)
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Georges Tourreil | ... |
L'ingénieur
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A old German mine was split in two after the end of WWI because of the new border. In the Frenchpart a fire breaks out. The German minwers send a rescue group in, helping their French comrades. A group of three old German miners, who where not treaten friendly at a French inn the night before, start their private rescue through an old way, where since 1919 the border is. After all survivors are rescued, there's a big party with speeches about friendship between Frensh and Germans, while border police closes the old way in the mine. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
Based on an actual mining disaster, this early German talkie (with English subtitles) still remains one of the most effective docu-dramas ever filmed. Featuring many non-professional actors, "Kameradschaft" gives a chilling view of the friendship that binds the mine workers, regardless of which side of the French/German border they may be from. A deadly accident brings out the very best in everyone, nullifying any superiors' orders. A fellow miner in need will receive the help of his comrades, even at threat of great loss, including life.
This film reminds of the self-sacrificing heroism shown by the NYFD following the 9/11 attacks. Putting aside any formal rules and regulations, these men and women in uniform knew only one cause: to save lives, and to find their fellow-fire fighters. -- More than 70 years later, "Kameradschaft" still has the strong and timeless message: A friend in need is a friend in deed.