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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Edited by Martha DubberShot by Elio CarnielScored by Hans Martin Majewski
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- Darkness Fell on Gotenhafenen
- Noche de angustiaes
- L'Ombre de l'étoile rougefr
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18 unique people credited
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Sonja Ziemann
as Maria Reiser
Gunnar Moller
as Kurt Reiser
Erik Schumann
as Hans Schott
Brigitte Horney
as Generalin von Reuss
Mady Rahl
as Edith Marquardt
Erich Dunskus
as Vater Marquardt
Willy Maertens
as Vater Reiser
Edith Schultze Westrum
as Mutter Reiser
Wolfgang Preiss
as Dr. Beck
Tatjana Iwanow
as Dienstmädchen Meta
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