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Comradeship

Original title: Kameradschaft
  • 19311931
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
1.5K
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Comradeship (1931)
  • Drama
Plea against war and for friendship between peoples, through the story of French miners rescued by German colleagues after a firedamp explosion.Plea against war and for friendship between peoples, through the story of French miners rescued by German colleagues after a firedamp explosion.Plea against war and for friendship between peoples, through the story of French miners rescued by German colleagues after a firedamp explosion.
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1.5K
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  • Director
    • Georg Wilhelm Pabst
  • Writers
    • Anna Gmeyner(uncredited)
    • Carl Haensel(novel "Der Kampf ums Matterhorn")
    • Peter Martin Lampel
  • Stars
    • Alexander Granach
    • Fritz Kampers
    • Ernst Busch
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  • Director
    • Georg Wilhelm Pabst
  • Writers
    • Anna Gmeyner(uncredited)
    • Carl Haensel(novel "Der Kampf ums Matterhorn")
    • Peter Martin Lampel
  • Stars
    • Alexander Granach
    • Fritz Kampers
    • Ernst Busch
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    • 16User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Alexander Granach
    Alexander Granach
    • Kasperas Kasper
    Fritz Kampers
    Fritz Kampers
    • Wildereras Wilderer
    Ernst Busch
    Ernst Busch
    • Wittkoppas Wittkopp
    Elisabeth Wendt
    Elisabeth Wendt
    • Frau Anna Wittkoppas Frau Anna Wittkopp
    Gustav Püttjer
    • Kaplanas Kaplan
    Oskar Höcker
    • Obersteigeras Obersteiger
    Daniel Mendaille
    Daniel Mendaille
    • Jean Leclercas Jean Leclerc
    Georges Charlia
    Georges Charlia
    • Emileas Emile
    Andrée Ducret
    • Françoiseas Françoise
    Alex Bernard
    Alex Bernard
    • Grand-père, le vieux mineuras Grand-père, le vieux mineur
    Pierre-Louis
    • Georges - le petit galibotas Georges - le petit galibot
    Héléna Manson
    Héléna Manson
    • Rose, la femme du mineur blesséas Rose, la femme du mineur blessé
    Marcel Lesieur
    • Albertas Albert
    Willem Holsboer
    • Ingenieur des deutschen Bergwerksas Ingenieur des deutschen Bergwerks
    • (as Willem Holzboer)
    Georges Tourreil
    • L'ingénieuras L'ingénieur
    Palmyre Levasseur
    Teddy Michaud
    Rortais
    • Director
      • Georg Wilhelm Pabst
    • Writers
      • Anna Gmeyner(uncredited)
      • Carl Haensel(novel "Der Kampf ums Matterhorn")
      • Peter Martin Lampel
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    • Trivia
      The movie was filmed in the narrow transitional sound ratio of 1.20-1, but, at least in the case of the Janus video release telecast on Turner Classic Movies, has been converted to the standard 1.37-1 ratio with the result that the players' heads are cut off either partially or completely in many of the key scenes. In the final sequence, the heads of the speakers are completely cut off.
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    9/10
    German film merged with the style of Italian Neo-Realism
    This film, along with WESTFRONT 1918, are my favorite Pabst-directed films and I enjoyed them more than his much more famous films which starred Louise Brooks (such as PANDORA'S BOX). It's probably because both are very similar to the Neo-Realist films that the Italians perfected in the 1940s and 50s. This style film called for using non-actors (just typical folks) in everyday settings in order to create intensely involving and realistic films.

    In this case, the film is about French and German coal miners, so appropriately, the people in the roles seem like miners--not actors. The central conflict as the film begins is that there is a huge mine located on the Franco-German border. Instead of one big mine, it is divided at the border and German workers are not welcome in the French mine, despite there being greater unemployment in Germany. This, language differences (illustrated wonderfully in a dance hall scene) and WWI conspire to create a huge rift between the factions--resulting in a WE vs. THEY mentality. Later, an explosion causes a huge collapse in the French and the Germans refuse to sit back and do nothing. Risking their own lives, they prove that there is true comradeship between miners and men in general.

    The film is a strong criticism of xenophobia and tried, in vain, to get the German audiences to see the futility of war and hatred. It was a gorgeously moving film with some of the scariest and claustrophobic images I have ever seen. Considering history, though, the film's impact was minimal at best. It's a real shame, as like this one, WESTFRONT 1918, JÁACCUSE (Gance) and ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Milestone) had great messages of peace and harmony but ultimately were failures in positively swaying public opinion. So, from a historical point of view, it's an amazing and sad relic that is well worth seeing.
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    • Release date
      • November 17, 1931 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • No.6 Ocak Arkadaşları
    • Filming locations
      • Bethune, France
    • Production companies
      • Nero-Film AG
      • Gaumont-Franco Film-Aubert (G.F.F.A)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.20 : 1

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