Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen (1960)
1h 39m
Running Time
February 25, 1960Release Date
Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen (1960)
1h 39m
Running Time
February 25, 1960Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.

Sonja Ziemann
Maria Reiser

Gunnar Möller
Kurt Reiser

Erik Schumann
Hans Schott

Brigitte Horney
Generalin von Reuss

Mady Rahl
Edith Marquardt

Wolfgang Preiss
Dr. Beck

Erich Dunskus
Vater Marquardt

Willy Maertens
Vater Reiser

Tatjana Bokan
Dienstmädchen Marta

Edith Schultze-Westrum
Mutter Reiser

Dietmar Schönherr
Gaston

Tatjana Iwanow
Dienstmädchen Meta

Günter Pfitzmann
Oberleutnant Dankel

Günther Ungeheuer
Arzt

Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum
Funker der Gustloff

Carl Lange
Kapitän Zahn
Media.



Details.
Release DateFebruary 25, 1960
Original NameNacht fiel über Gotenhafen
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Genres
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Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen (German: Nacht fiel über Gotenhafen) is a 1960 German war drama film, directed by Frank Wisbar. It dramatizes the sinking of MV Wilhelm Gustloff, which was sunk while carrying German servicemen and around 6,000 civilian evacuees. Heinz Schön presents the combined death toll as 9,343.
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