During Napoleon's victorious campaign in Germany, the city of Kolberg gets isolated from the retreating Prussian forces. The population of Kolberg refuses to capitulate and organizes the resistance against the French army, which immediately submits the city to massive bombardments.
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Cast
20 people
Heinrich George
Nettelbeck
Known for
Metropolis
Kristina Söderbaum
Maria
Also in
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Horst Caspar
Gneisenau
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Gustav Diessl
Schill
Known for
Westfront 1918
Pandora's Box
Paul Wegener
Loucadou
Known for
The Golem: How He Came into the World
The Student of Prague
Claus Clausen
König Friedrich Wilhelm III.
Known for
Westfront 1918
Irene von Meyendorff
Königin
Also in
The Great Sacrifice
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Paul Bildt
Rektor
Known for
The Haunted Castle
Kurt Meisel
Claus Werner
Known for
The Odessa File
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Franz Schafheitlin
Fanselow
Known for
Titanic
Münchhausen
Paul Henckels
Major in Königsberg
Known for
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Punch Bowl
Otto Wernicke
Bauer Werner
Known for
M
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Veit Harlan Director · Alfred Braun Screenplay Norbert Schultze Composer
First release January 30, 1945 · Produced in Germany · Production Universum Film (UFA)
Production
UFA
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Universum Film (UFA)
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Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 30, 1945
Premiere · Berlin
Germany · January 30, 1945
Limited theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
January 30, 1945 · Premiere · La Rochelle
Germany
August 5, 1965 · Theatrical · West Germany
March 22, 1998 · TV
Sweden
October 5, 1953 · Theatrical
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