Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen
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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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Cast
15 people
Sonja Ziemann
Maria Reiser
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Kurt Reiser
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Erik Schumann
Hans Schott
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Lili Marleen
Brigitte Horney
Generalin von Reuss
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Mady Rahl
Edith Marquardt
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Wolfgang Preiss
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Vater Reiser
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Tatjana Bokan
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Dietmar Schönherr
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Günter Pfitzmann
Oberleutnant Dankel
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Günther Ungeheuer
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Frank Wisbar Director · Victor Schuller Writer Martha Dübber Editor
First release February 25, 1960 · Produced in Germany · Original title Nacht fiel über Gotenhafen
Production
Deutsche Film Hansa
Production
Germany
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Original title
Nacht fiel über Gotenhafen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 25, 1960
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
October 28, 1960 · Theatrical
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