Kameradschaft (Comradeship) (1931)
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79% of users liked it
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Kameradschaft is set in a mining community on the French/German frontier, where several French miners are trapped in a cave-in. Their only hope for rescue lies in a long-abandoned underground tunnel, buried since the First World War. Ignoring the ethnic and political differences that have long… More Kameradschaft is set in a mining community on the French/German frontier, where several French miners are trapped in a cave-in. Their only hope for rescue lies in a long-abandoned underground tunnel, buried since the First World War. Ignoring the ethnic and political differences that have long separated the two countries, a group of German miners pick their way through the old tunnel to save the entombed Frenchmen. They do this despite the reluctance of the mine owners, who'd rather keep the nationalistic lines drawn, no matter how many lives it costs. When asked why they're willing to rescue the same people who'd forced their country into bankruptcy after the war, the German workmen reply "Miners are miners." Once the Frenchmen are brought to surface, however, the owners see to it that the borders knocked down by the Germans are quickly replaced; everything has changed, yet nothing has changed. Ironically, the German public, whose decency and humanity is celebrated in Kameradschaft, tended to avoid the film. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Georg Wilhelm Pabst
- Written By
- Peter Martin Lampel, Karl Otten, Gerbert Rappaport
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1931 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Pabst offers the hopeful message of international brotherhood that goes beyond borders and makes the tragedy into a parable on world peace.
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Cast
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Ernst Busch
as Wittkopp
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Andree Ducret
as Francoise
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Georges Charlia
as Jean
- Héléna Manson
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Alexander Granach
as Wilderer
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Elisabeth Wendt
as Frau Wittkopp
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Daniel Mandaille
as Emile
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Fritz Kampers
as Kasper
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Pierre Louis
as Georges
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Alex Bernard
as Grandfather
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Gustav Püttjer
as Kaplan
- Daniel Granach
