Uproar in Damascus (1939)

Original title

Aufruhr in Damaskus

Directed by

Gustav Ucicky

Genre

adventure film, propaganda film

Country

Germany

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During World War I, German troops fight the Arab Revolt and British forces in Damascus. A German man and woman become entangled in the conflict.

propagandisticpatriotictenseadventuroushistoricalstagedindustrious

What happens

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. The film was officially honored as "artistically valuable" (künstlerisch wertvoll) and having "special political value" (staatspolitisch wertvoll). It was made at the Marienfelde Studios in Berlin with extensive location shooting in Italian-ruled Libya, particularly around the capital Tripoli. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Böhm and Erich Czerwonski. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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