Quax, der Bruchpilot (1941)
- Directed by
- Kurt Hoffmann
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- 6
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In the 1930s an everyday man wins a newspaper contest that gives him free flying lessons. After some early difficulties he proves he is a capable pilot.
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What happens
Quax the Crash Pilot (German: Quax, der Bruchpilot) is a 1941 German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Karin Himboldt and Lothar Firmans. It is also sometimes translated as Quax the Test Pilot. It features the popular song "Homeland, Your Stars". The film set in the 1930s before the outbreak of the Second World War. It is based on an aviation story by Hermann Grote about an everyday man who wins a newspaper competition that offers free flying lessons. Despite initial struggles, he gradually shows himself to be a good pilot. Much of the film was shot on location in Bavaria. Interiors were shot at the Tempelhof and Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and the Bavaria Studios in Munich. It was followed by a sequel Quax in Africa which was also made during the Nazi era, but not released until 1947. The film appears to have been popular with wartime Luftwaffe crews. Nightfighter pilot Wilhelm Johnen recalled it being shown at Venlo airfield on the evening of his unit's first operation over the Ruhr in late March 1942. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Battle of Bademunde (1931)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.