Morgenrot (1933)

Directed by

Vernon Sewell, Gustav Ucicky

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Weimar Republic, Germany

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

German submariners fight in World War I. The film follows their dangerous missions and personal sacrifices. It shows the grim reality of life under the sea.

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What happens

Morgenrot is a 1933 German submarine film set during World War I. The film was directed by Vernon Sewell (in his directorial debut) and Gustav Ucicky Released three days after Adolf Hitler became Chancellor, it was the first film to have its screening in Nazi Germany. It became a symbol of the new times touted by the Nazi regime. The title (literally "morning-red") is the German term for the reddish coloring of the eastern sky in advance of sunrise. Dawn was the U.S. title. It was filmed in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, the first German submarine movie made after World War I. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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