D III 88 (1939)

Directed by

Herbert Maisch, Hans Bertram

Genre

documentary film, drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows German aviators from World War I and their connection to the new Luftwaffe. It shows their experiences in the air and their sense of duty to their country. The story promotes the Nazi regime's ideals about military aviation.

patrioticheroicsentimentalstirringnostalgicearnestaction-packedpropagandistic

What happens

D III 88 (sometimes written as DIII 88) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Herbert Maisch and Hans Bertram, the latter also having co-written the script. It stars Christian Kayßler, Otto Wernicke and Heinz Welzel. It was made as a propaganda film with the support of Luftwaffe chief Hermann Göring, and was the last of a series of Nazi aviation films to be made before the outbreak of World War II. It was one of the most commercially successful films released during the Nazi era. It was praised by Joseph Goebbels as "an irreproachable film of national destiny". The title, referring to the registration number of the Fokker Dr.I flown by one of the characters in World War I, was an attempt to re-inforce the propaganda link between the modern Luftwaffe and that of World War I. A sequel, Battle Squadron Lützow, was made in 1941. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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