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Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen(Movie, 1959)

Original title: "Nacht fiel über Gotenhafen" (German/DE)
1h 39min | Genres: Drama, War
Darkness Fell on GotenhafenRating: 2.8/5 (with 44 votes)
Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen (German: Nacht fiel über Gotenhafen) is a 1960 German war drama film, directed by Frank Wisbar. It dramatizes the sinking of MV Wilhelm Gustloff, which was sunk while carrying German servicemen and around 6,000 civilian evacuees. Heinz Schön presents the combined death toll as 9,343. ()
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About Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen

The film depicts the first month of 1945 when the Russian Red Army broke into the eastern part of Germany and forced millions of civilians to flee in the coldest of winter. While the Russians invaded Ostpreussen hundred of thousands of civilians were evacuated by ships. Gotenhafen was the last open port and ships left the town almost by the minute, overloaded by refugees. One of the last ships to leave Gotenhafen was the 'Wilhelm Gustloff', a former 'Kraft durch Freude' pleasure cruiser designed for 1000 passengers. Until today it is unknown how many people were on board but it is said to be around 10.000. The ship sunk without a trace and only a handful of people survived this hellish nightmare.

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Additional Information

Production country: Germany
Original language: German (DE)
Spoken languages: German (DE)
Translated into 5 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT)
Status: Released
Release date US: 02/25/1960
Cast: Mady Rahl
Director: Frank Wisbar
Producer: Otto Meissner
Screenwriter: Frank Wisbar
Film Editor: Martha Dübber
Director of Photography: Willy Winterstein
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:230692, Added: 04/30/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024