Summary
D III 88 (sometimes written as DIII 88) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Herbert Maisch and Hans Bertram, the latter also co-writing the script. It stars Christian Kayßler, Otto Wernicke and Heinz Welzel. It was made as a propaganda film with the support of Luftwaffe chief Hermann Göring, and was the last of a series of Nazi aviation films to be made before the outbreak of World War II. It was one of the most commercially successful films released during the Nazi era.[1] It was praised by Joseph Goebbels as "an irreproachable film of national destiny".[2] The title, referring to the serial number of the Albatros D.III flown by one of the characters in the World War I, was an attempt to re-inforce the propaganda link between the modern Luftwaffe and that of World War I.[3]
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| Produced by | Fred Lyssa |
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| Edited by | Carl Otto Bartning |
| Music by | Robert Küssel |
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| Distributed by | Tobis Film |
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| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis edit
Two extraordinary young pilots engage in a competitive rivalry and also fight over the same girl. In an effort to show off both fly into a dangerous storm, damaging their planes and are suspended from duty. They are finally convinced by their commanding officer, a veteran of World War I, to use their talents in a more disciplined way for their country.
Cast edit
- Christian Kayßler as Oberleutnant Mithoff
- Otto Wernicke as Oberwerkmeister Bonicke
- Heinz Welzel as Obergefreiter Fritz Paulsen
- Hermann Braun as Obergefreiter Robert Eckhard
- Adolf Fischer as Gefreiter Zeissler
- Horst Birr as Monteur Hasinger
- Karl Martell as Lt. Ludwig Becker
- Fritz Eberth as Funker Lindner
- Carsta Löck as Bauernmagd Lina
- Paul Otto as General
- Paul Bildt as Stabsarzt der Flugstaffel
- Hans Bernuth as Flieger
- Ernst Dernburg as Adm. beim Manöver
- Erich Dunskus as Bauer
- Heinz Engelmann as Lt. Frank
- Ilse Fürstenberg as Bäuerin
- Malte Jäger as 1. Funker
- Ferry Reich as 2. Funker
- Josef Kamper as Bauernknecht
- Hilde Land as Kantinenwirtin
- Guenther Markert as Marineoffizier
- Hans Meyer-Hanno as Kantinenwirt
- Egon Vogel as Sanitäter
- Eduard von Winterstein as Landarzt
- Wolfgang Staudte as Marineoffizier
- Walter Gross as Funker
- Theo Brandt as Fliegeroffizier
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Paris, Michael (1995). From the Wright Brothers to Top Gun: Aviation, Nationalism, and Popular Cinema. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-4074-0.
External links edit
- D III 88 at IMDb
