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

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.

lightheartedwhimsicalupbeatcomedicnostalgicdeterminedunderdog

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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