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Comrades at Sea (1938)

Comrades at Sea poster
Original title
Kameraden auf See
Directed by
Heinz Paul
Genre
war film
Country
Nazi Germany, Germany
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows German sailors during the Spanish Civil War. It shows them fighting against communist forces to support the rightful government of Spain.

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What happens

Comrades at Sea (German: Kameraden auf See) is a 1938 German war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Theodor Loos, Carola Höhn and Julius Brandt. It was shot at the Marienfelde Studios of Terra Film in Berlin and on location around Kiel and Flensburg in Schleswig-Holstein. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Heinrich Richter and Gabriel Pellon. The film is set during the Spanish Civil War, which it portrays as a Communist uprising against the lawful government. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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