Uproar in Damascus
Uproar in Damascus (German: Aufruhr in Damaskus) is a 1939 German thriller film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Brigitte Horney, Joachim Gottschalk and Hans Nielsen. It is set during the First World War with German troops battling the Arab Revolt led by Lawrence of Arabia and the British.[1] The film was officially honored as "artistically valuable" (künstlerisch wertvoll) and having "special political value" (staatspolitisch wertvoll).
| Uproar in Damascus | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gustav Ucicky |
| Produced by | Otto Lehmann |
| Written by | Jacob Geis Philipp Lothar Mayring Herbert Tjadens |
| Starring | Brigitte Horney Joachim Gottschalk Hans Nielsen Ernst von Klipstein |
| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
| Cinematography | Paul Rischke Oskar Schnirch |
| Edited by | Gertrud Hinz-Nischwitz |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Terra Film |
Release date | 8 March 1939 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Cast
- Brigitte Horney as Vera Niemayer
- Joachim Gottschalk as Leutnant Hans Keller
- Hans Nielsen as Hauptmann Schulz
- Ernst von Klipstein as Gefreiter von Elmendonck
- Paul Otto as Hauptmann Lamberty
- Ingolf Kuntze as Stabsarzt Bruckner
- Paul Westermeier as Unteroffizier Kroll
- Gerhard Bienert as Feldwebel Lemcke
- Friedrich Gnaß as Funker Gerlach
- Ludwig Schmid-Wildy as Lachner
- Adolf Fischer as Spoekmann
- Willi Rose as Waitz
- Hellmuth Passarge as Krohnker
- Gustav Püttjer as Wolff
- Erich Dunskus as Proviantmeister
- Serag Meunier as Moni, arabischer Händler
- Claire Reigbert as Oberschwester
- Erika Streithorst as Krankenschwester Elisa
- Heinz Welzel as Soldat Schulz
- Franz Kossak as Soldat
- Jac Diehl as Soldat
- Kurt Mikulski as Soldat
- Hansjakob Gröblinghoff as Soldat
References
- Richards p.356
Bibliography
- Richards, Jeffrey. Visions of Yesterday. Routledge, 1973.
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