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The Degenhardts (German: Die Degenhardts) is a 1944 German drama film directed by Werner Klingler and starring Heinrich George, Ernst Schröder and Gunnar Möller. It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin and on location in Stralsund, Lüneburg and Lübeck. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Lück and Fritz Maurischat.
Plot
Karl Degenhardt, the patriarch of a family in Lübeck, leads his wife and five children through the opening stages of Second World War, culminating in the bombing of the city on 28 March 1942 by the Royal Air Force.
Background
The film was part of a cycle of home front films produced in Germany during the war.
The film was intended to fan anti-British sentiment and prepare Germans psychologically for the destruction of their cities by Allied bombing raids and invasions. It premiered in Lübeck on 6 July 1944.
Cast
Heinrich George as Karl Degenhardt
Ernst Schröder as Jochem Degenhardt
Gunnar Möller as Detlev Degenhardt
Ernst Legal as Herr Sartorius
Renée Stobrawa as Mutter Degenhardt
Wolfgang Lukschy as Robert Degenhardt
Ilse Petri as Christine Degenhardt
Werner Pledath as Bürgermeister Herrmann
Erich Ziegel as Inspector
Herwart Grosse as Herr Jürgensen
Knut Hartwig as Kersten
Karl Kemper as Lorenzen
Werner Kepich as Fürhälter
Robert Forsch as Wendelin
Günther Körner as Otto Degenhardt
Walter Bechmann as Herr Krüger
Hilde Jansen as Trude Degenhardt
Alfred Maack as Wirt
Trude Tandar as Wirtschafterin Quandel
References
Bibliography
O'Brien, Mary-Elizabeth. Nazi Cinema as Enchantment. The Politics of Entertainment in the Third Reich. Camden House, 2006.
External links
The Degenhardts at IMDb
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