F.P.1 Doesn't Answer (1932)
"F.P.1 antwortet nicht" (original title)

Urged by famous airman Ellissen the Lennartz Company puts into reality the project proposed by his friend Droste: F.P.1, a huge floating platform in the Atlantic that makes long-distance ... See full summary »

Director:

Karl Hartl

Writers:

Walter Reisch (screenplay), Curt Siodmak (screenplay),

Stars:

Hans Albers, Sybille Schmitz, Paul Hartmann

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hans Albers	...	Flieger Ellissen
Sybille Schmitz	...	Claire Lennartz
Paul Hartmann	...	Kapitänleutnant Droste
Peter Lorre	...	Bildreporter Johnny
Hermann Speelmans	...	Chefingenieur Damsky
Paul Westermeier	...	Mann mit den Schiffbrüchen (as Westermeyer)
Friedrich Gnaß	...	Funker auf der Lennatzwerk (as Gnas)
Georg John	...	Maschinist (as John)
Georg August Koch	...	Erster Offizier (as Koch)
Philipp Manning	...	Schiffsarzt (as Manning)
Erik Ode	...	Konrad Lennartz (as Ode)
Arthur Peiser	...	Mann mit dem Zahnschmerzen (as Peiser)
Rudolf Platte	...	Radio Operator (as Platte)
Gustav Püttjer	...	Mann mit der Fistelstimme (as Püttjer)
Hans Schneider	...	Zweiter Offizier (as Schneider)

Storyline

Urged by famous airman Ellissen the Lennartz Company puts into reality the project proposed by his friend Droste: F.P.1, a huge floating platform in the Atlantic that makes long-distance flights viable. Ellissen is in love with company heiress Claire, but when he returns from his adventures to save the endangered F.P.1 he finds out that he has lost her to Droste.

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Plot Keywords:

aviation | acronym in title | sea | based on novel | number in title

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

22 December 1932 (Germany)

Also Known As:

F.P.1 Doesn't Answer

Filming Locations:

Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universum Film (UFA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Tobis Klangfilm)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Alternate-language version of F.P.1 Doesn't Answer (1933)

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Soundtracks

"Flieger, grüß mir die Sonne"
Written by Allan Gray
Lyrics by Walter Reisch
Sung by Hans Albers

User Reviews

German guy fun!

This big-budget technothriller-romance was state-of-the-art for 1932, featuring a top-notch cast (especially Hans Albers as the rowdy, untamed hero and Peter Lorre as his long-suffering sidekick) and a lickety-split plotline in which industrial sabotage, sexual politics and the psychology of heroism are artfully intertwined. An English-subtitled video version of this SF classic is long overdue.