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Haie und kleine Fische (1957)
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26 September 1957 (West Germany) morePlot:
Four young German naval cadets begin their military service in 1940; only one of them will survive. | add synopsisUser Comments:
Pre "Das Boot" Film. This movie is as authentic as it gets moreCast
(Credited cast)| Hansjörg Felmy | ... | Teichmann | |
| Sabine Bethmann | ... | Edith Wegener | |
| Wolfgang Preiss | ... | U-Bootkommandant Lüttke | |
| Heinz Engelmann | ... | Flottillenchef Erich Wegener | |
| Horst Frank | ... | Heyne | |
| Siegfried Lowitz | ... | Leutnant Pauli | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Reinhold Brandes | ... | Oberleutnant Kersten | |
| Thomas Braut | ... | Stollenberg | |
| Dirk Dautzenberg | |||
| Horst Fassel | ... | Leitender Ingenieur auf der 'Albatros' | |
| Peter Frank | ... | Dr. Timmler | |
| Sascha Keith | ... | Zebra | |
| Hellmuth Kleinschmidt | ... | Koch | |
| Walter Laugwitz | |||
| Karl Lieffen | ... | Dr. Timmler | |
| Mady Rahl | ... | Dora | |
| Ernst Reinhold | ... | Vögele | |
| Friedrich Schütter | ... | Oberleutnant Brandstetter | |
| Vicco von Bülow | ... | Matrose | |
| Wolfgang Wahl | ... | Leitender Ingenieur auf dem U-Boot | |
| Stefan Wigger | ... | Prinz Warthenstein | |
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Sharks and Little Fish (International: English title)Sharks and Small Fish (USA) (festival title)
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120 min | West Germany:94 min (edited version)Country:
West GermanyLanguage:
GermanColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFun Stuff
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Director Frank Wisbar hoped that by showing war in all its horror, as a shark devouring everyone and everything in its path, he could make a powerful anti-war statement. moreMovie Connections:
Edited into Bernhard Victor Christoph Carl von Bülow genannt Loriot (2008) (TV) moreFAQ
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This film was made with lots of input from guys who lived it. Most of the "trick photography" is real footage. The movie conveys the true difference between Soldiers and Naziâ?Ts and in a German viewpoint without showing them as the usual jack booted idiots.
Highly recommended.