The Star of Africa (1957)
- Original title
- Der Stern von Afrika
- Directed by
- Alfred Weidenmann
- Genre
- drama film, war film, biographical film
- Country
- Germany, Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 11 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
A film about a German fighter pilot in World War II. It follows his combat missions and rise to fame. The movie shows his career but avoids deeper questions about the war.
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What happens
Der Stern von Afrika (English: The Star of Africa) is a 1957 black-and-white German war film portraying the combat career of a World War II Luftwaffe fighter pilot Hans-Joachim Marseille. The film stars Joachim Hansen and Marianne Koch and was directed by Alfred Weidenmann, whose film career began in the Nazi era. Der Stern von Afrika was premièred on 13 August 1957 in Berlin and was popular at the German box office. The film was criticised for hewing closely to wartime propaganda in its portrayal of the German war effort and for avoiding an honest confrontation with the past. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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