Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen

Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen by Frank Wisbar

5.60

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

Sonja Ziemann

Sonja Ziemann as Maria Reiser

Gunnar Möller

Gunnar Möller as Kurt Reiser

Erik Schumann

Erik Schumann as Hans Schott

Brigitte Horney

Brigitte Horney as Generalin von Reuss

Mady Rahl

Mady Rahl as Edith Marquardt

Wolfgang Preiss

Wolfgang Preiss as Dr. Beck

Erich Dunskus

Erich Dunskus as Vater Marquardt

Willy Maertens

Willy Maertens as Vater Reiser

Tatjana Bokan

Tatjana Bokan as Dienstmädchen Marta

Dietmar Schönherr

Dietmar Schönherr as Gaston

Günter Pfitzmann

Günter Pfitzmann as Oberleutnant Dankel

Günther Ungeheuer

Günther Ungeheuer as Arzt

Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum

Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum as Funker der Gustloff

Carl Lange

Carl Lange as Kapitän Zahn

Carla Hagen

Carla Hagen as Monika

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