The Higher Command (1935)
Der höhere Befehl (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 33min
- Drama
- 30 Mar 1936 (USA)
- Movie
A Prussian commander disobeys orders and goes to find a British envoy who can negotiate a pact with Austria to help fight off Napoleon in 1806.
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Cast
| Lil Dagover | ... |
Madame Martin
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| Karl Ludwig Diehl | ... |
Rittmeister von Droste
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| Heli Finkenzeller | ... |
Käte Traß
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Friedrich Kayßler | ... |
General
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| Eduard von Winterstein | ... |
Major
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Aribert Wäscher | ... |
Advokat Menecke
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| Hans Leibelt | ... |
Bürgermeister Stappenbeck
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| Hans Mierendorff | ... |
Earl of Beckhurst
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Gertrud de Lalsky | ... |
Majorin Traß
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| Karl Dannemann | ... |
Wenzel Lukas, Bursche
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Siegfried Schürenberg | ... |
Lord Beckhurst
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Günther Ballier | ... |
Premierleutnant von Bodenheim
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Johannes Bergfeldt | ... |
Mitarbeiter des Magistrats
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Gertrud Wolle | ... |
Frau Barth
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Walter Schramm-Duncker | ... |
Florian, Kutscher
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Heinz Könecke | ... |
Leutnant Eckartsberg
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Friedrich Franz Stampe | ... |
Wachtmeister Krim
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Arnim Suessenguth | ... |
Kreisgerichtsdirektor Barth
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Till Klockow | ... |
Tochter Barth
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Otti Dietze | ... |
Hotelwirtin
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| Walter von Allwoerden | ... |
Vertauter des Earls
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Bertold Reissig | ... |
Mitarbeiter des Magistrats
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Robert Forsch | ... |
Apotheker Riggert
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Karl Hannemann | ... |
Holzhändler Miesling
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| Leopold von Ledebur | ... |
Offizier
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| Theodor Loos | ... |
Meneckes Mitarbeiter
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Werner Pledath | ... |
Kammerpräsident
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| Volker von Collande | ... |
Bürger
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Claire Reigbert | ... |
Dame beim Empfang
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Wolfram Anschütz |
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Rudolf Biebrach |
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Toni Bonsch |
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Barbara Boot |
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Kurt Cramer |
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Hermann Meyer-Falkow |
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Arne Molander |
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Joe Münch-Harris |
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Harry Nelson-Kleinschmidt |
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Edgar Nollet |
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Helene Nordländer |
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Leo Reiter |
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Lotte Rokoll |
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Olga Rumland |
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Ernst Rückert |
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Paul Salzmann |
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Willi Sande-Meyer |
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| Henry Vahl | ... |
Ein Herr aus dem Volk (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Gerhard Lamprecht | ||
Written by
| Kurt Kluge | ... | () |
| Karl Lerbs | ... | () |
| Philipp Lothar Mayring | ... | () |
Produced by
| Bruno Duday | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Werner Eisbrenner | ||
| Hermann Schulenburg | ||
Cinematography by
| Robert Baberske | ||
| Curt Courant | ||
Editing by
| Milo Harbich | ||
Art Direction by
| Otto Erdmann | ||
| Hans Sohnle | ||
Makeup Department
| Waldemar Jabs | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Erich Holder | ... | production leader |
| Ernst Körner | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Erich Kobler | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Hans Meerwald | ... | props |
| Alfred Schmidt | ... | props |
Sound Department
| Fritz Seidel | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Walter Pindter | ... | assistant camera |
| Heinz Ritter | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Wilhelmine Spindler | ... | wardrobe |
| Eduard Weinert | ... | wardrobe |
| Ernst Zimmermann | ... | wardrobe |
Production Companies
Distributors
- UFA-Filmverleih (1935) (Germany) (theatrical)
- UFA Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Ufa Film Company (1936) (United States) (no subtitles)
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Edited into Germany Awake! (1968). See more » |