Kolberg

Name: Kolberg
Genre: War, History, Drama
Released: 1945-01-30
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Heinrich George, Kristina Söderbaum, Horst Caspar, Gustav Diessl, Paul Wegener

Kolberg (1945)

1:50 (110 min)

War, History, Drama

Germany

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Actors and characters

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Production

UFA

Release date

30 January 1945

Budget

$8 000 000

Director

Veit Harlan

Scenario

Veit Harlan

Composer

Norbert Schultze

Producer

Veit Harlan

All team (10)

Actors

Heinrich George

Nettelbeck

Kristina Söderbaum

Maria

Horst Caspar

Gneisenau

Gustav Diessl

Schill

Paul Wegener

Loucadou

Claus Clausen

König Friedrich Wilhelm III.

Irene von Meyendorff

Königin

Paul Bildt

Rektor

All actors and roles (10)

Short description

During Napoleon's victorious campaign in Germany, the city of Kolberg gets isolated from the retreating Prussian forces. The population of Kolberg refuses to capitulate and organizes the resistance against the French army, which immediately submits the city to massive bombardments.

What's left behind the scenes

Filming began in January 1942 and was completed by January 1945.
The plot was based on a play by Paul Heyse.
The battle scenes featured soldiers from units stationed in East Prussia, including the Königsberg garrison.