Hans Warns: My 20th Century (1999)
1h 45m
Running Time
September 20, 1999Release Date
Hans Warns: My 20th Century (1999)
1h 45m
Running Time
September 20, 1999Release Date
Plot.
German director Gordian Maugg creates this curious documentary/reenactment of the life of Hans Warn, adventuring sailor-turned-photographer. Born in Bremen in 1899, the young Hans signs on to the good ship Herbert in 1914, but not before he persuades his mother to buy him a camera. What starts as a hobby soon develops into a passion. Soon Hans is documenting his life on the high seas and his ship's six-month capture during World War I. Later, Hans marries the girl next door, Wilma, but their family life is sporadic because of his seafaring career. Maugg uses a wide palette of cinematic tricks and devices to recall the early years of the century, including sepia tinting, decorative intertitles, distressed footage, and other idioms of early silent documentaries.
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Cast & Crew.

Gordian Maugg
Director

Shenja Lacher
Hans Warns

Omid Azmi
Ship Chef

Natascha Bub
Actress

Esther Francksen
Actress

Jost Gerstein
Actor

Albert Hetterle
Actor

Julia Jessen
Actress

Klaus Kirchner
Actor

Andreas Giesecke
Cinematographer

Thomas Rosié
Cinematographer

Monika Schindler
Editor

Björn Holzhausen
ProductionDesigner
