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Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen(1960)
Status: Released
Date: 1960-02-25
56%
8 Votes
Time: 1h 39m
Overview:
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.
Languages: German.
Countries:
Germany
ProductionCompanies:
Deutsche Film Hansa
Movie: Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sonja Ziemann
Maria Reiser
Gunnar Möller
Kurt Reiser
Erik Schumann
Hans Schott
Brigitte Horney
Generalin von Reuss
Mady Rahl
Edith Marquardt
Wolfgang Preiss
Dr. Beck
Erich Dunskus
Vater Marquardt
Dietmar Schönherr
Gaston
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1960-02-25
Average
5.6
Rating:
2.8 startsTagline
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Languages:
Deutsch
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