Drama · Germany · 1937 · 1h 20m

Operation Michael

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Director
Karl Ritter
Cast
Heinrich George as Kommandierender General Mathias Wieman as Major zur Linden Willy Birgel as Major Graf Schellenberg Hannes Stelzer as Lt. Prinz Erxburg Beppo Brem as Gefreiter Kollermann Karl John as Leutnant Hassenkamp
Crew
Günther Anders — Director of Photography Gottfried Ritter — Editor Mathias Wieman — Screenplay Karl Ritter — Screenplay Hans Fritz von Zwehl — Novel Walter Röhrig — Production Design
Synopsis

During the Great War, German soldiers are persuaded to die heroically in order to take a French village held by the British.

Mood & Themes
franceworld war i1910s
Key Collaborators
Karl Ritter Director Günther Anders Director of Photography Gottfried Ritter Editor Mathias Wieman Screenplay Karl Ritter Screenplay Hans Fritz von Zwehl Novel Walter Röhrig Production Design
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