The Eleven Schill Officers (1926)

Original title

Die elf schillschen Offiziere

Directed by

Rudolf Meinert

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of Prussian soldiers follow their leader in a doomed uprising against Napoleon's occupying forces in 1809. The film focuses on their loyalty and the tragic outcome of their rebellion.

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What happens

The Eleven Schill Officers (German: Die elf Schill'schen Offiziere) is a 1926 German silent historical film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Meinert, Gustav Adolf Semler, Grete Reinwald, and Leopold von Ledebur. The film depicts the failed 1809 uprising of Prussian soldiers led by Ferdinand von Schill against the occupying French during the Napoleonic War. The film received poor reviews from critics, but earned enough at the box office to offset its production costs. According to IMDB, it was released in the USA as "Eleven Who Were Loyal" in 1929. A NY Times review which also covers several other movies of that same date is available online dated from May 20, 1929. It was part of the cycle of Prussian films. The film was remade by Meinert as a sound film The Eleven Schill Officers in 1932 with Carl de Vogt cast as Schill. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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