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Kolberg (1945)

111 min  -  Drama | History | Romance  -   5 October 1953 (Sweden)
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During Napoleon's victorious campaign in Germany, the city of Kolberg gets isolated from the retreating Prussian forces... See full summary »

Director:

Veit Harlan, and 1 more credit »

Writers:

Alfred Braun (book), Veit Harlan (book), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Heinrich George, Kristina Söderbaum and Horst Caspar
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Heinrich George Heinrich George ...
Bürgermeister Joachim Nettelbeck
Kristina Söderbaum Kristina Söderbaum ...
Maria Werner
Horst Caspar Horst Caspar ...
Gen. Gneisenau
Gustav Diessl Gustav Diessl ...
Lt. Schill
Paul Wegener ...
Stadtkommandant Loucadou
Otto Wernicke Otto Wernicke ...
Bauer Werner
Charles Schauten Charles Schauten ...
Claus Clausen Claus Clausen ...
Irene von Meyendorff Irene von Meyendorff ...
Königin
Heinz Lausch Heinz Lausch ...
Friedrich Werner
Kurt Meisel Kurt Meisel ...
Claus Werner
Paul Bildt Paul Bildt ...
Rektor
Jakob Tiedtke Jakob Tiedtke ...
Reeder
Hans Hermann Hans Hermann ...
Zaufke (as H.H. Schaufuss)
Franz Schafheitlin Franz Schafheitlin ...
Fanselow (as F. Schafheitlin)
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During Napoleon's victorious campaign in Germany, the city of Kolberg gets isolated from the retreating Prussian forces. The population of Kolberg refuses to capitulate and organizes the resistance against the French army, which immediately submits the city to massive bombardments. Written by Eduardo Casais <eduardo.casais@research.nokia.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Nazi Propaganda | Uniform | Period Piece | Place Name In Title | Prussian Soldier  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | History | Romance | War

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Country:

Germany

Language:

German | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Burning Hearts See more »

Filming Locations:

Kolobrzeg, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universum Film (UFA) See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Agfacolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The film was first shown to German troops in Occupied France (La Rochelle). See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the scene at the Sylvester evening the camera shows the sky and it's snowing, but there are just a few clouds in the sky so it can't really snow. See more »

Quotes

Bürgermeister Nettelbeck: 50 years I lives in there, an now it's burned down. Alas life goes on
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Connections

Referenced in The Goebbels Experiment (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Ein Volk steht auf" See more »