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Kolberg

  • 1945
  • 1 Std. 51 Min.
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Heinrich George and Veit Harlan in Kolberg (1945)
Costume DramaEpicHistorical EpicPeriod DramaWar EpicDramaHistoryRomanceWar

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuDuring Napoleon's German campaign, the city of Kolberg is isolated from Prussian forces. Residents organize resistance against the French army besieging and bombarding the city, refusing to ... Alles lesenDuring Napoleon's German campaign, the city of Kolberg is isolated from Prussian forces. Residents organize resistance against the French army besieging and bombarding the city, refusing to surrender.During Napoleon's German campaign, the city of Kolberg is isolated from Prussian forces. Residents organize resistance against the French army besieging and bombarding the city, refusing to surrender.

  • Regie
    • Veit Harlan
    • Wolfgang Liebeneiner
  • Drehbuch
    • Veit Harlan
    • Alfred Braun
    • Joseph Goebbels
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Heinrich George
    • Kristina Söderbaum
    • Horst Caspar
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    6,0/10
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    • Regie
      • Veit Harlan
      • Wolfgang Liebeneiner
    • Drehbuch
      • Veit Harlan
      • Alfred Braun
      • Joseph Goebbels
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Heinrich George
      • Kristina Söderbaum
      • Horst Caspar
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    Heinrich George
    Heinrich George
    • Bürgermeister Joachim Nettelbeck
    Kristina Söderbaum
    Kristina Söderbaum
    • Maria Werner
    Horst Caspar
    Horst Caspar
    • Gen. Gneisenau
    Gustav Diessl
    Gustav Diessl
    • Lt. Schill
    Paul Wegener
    Paul Wegener
    • Stadtkommandant Loucadou
    Otto Wernicke
    Otto Wernicke
    • Bauer Werner
    Charles Schauten
    • Napoleon
    Claus Clausen
    Claus Clausen
    • Frédéric-Guillaume III
    Irene von Meyendorff
    Irene von Meyendorff
    • Königin
    Heinz Lausch
    • Friedrich Werner
    Kurt Meisel
    Kurt Meisel
    • Claus Werner
    Paul Bildt
    Paul Bildt
    • Rektor
    Jakob Tiedtke
    Jakob Tiedtke
    • Reeder Golnow
    Hans Hermann Schaufuß
    Hans Hermann Schaufuß
    • Zaufke
    • (as H.H. Schaufuss)
    Franz Schafheitlin
    • Fanselow
    • (as F. Schafheitlin)
    Herbert Klatt
    • Kolberg Bürger
    Theo Shall
    Theo Shall
    • Gen. Loison
    André Saint-Germain
    • französischer Offizier
    • (as St. Germain)
    • Regie
      • Veit Harlan
      • Wolfgang Liebeneiner
    • Drehbuch
      • Veit Harlan
      • Alfred Braun
      • Joseph Goebbels
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    6chaworth-1

    Was that it?

    Kolberg's legendary status owes not a little to its unobtainability and complete absence from television. I have the distinct impression that the best of Veit Harlan's direction ended up on the cutting room floor as a panicking Dr Goebbels insisted on drastic revision before this thundering epic could be shown -should I say, inflicted on- the German public in the last days of WWII. There are some magnificent scenes of battles and the episode in the Kolberg town council chamber is brilliantly scripted and acted, but the something is very wrong about the way the final print was put together. Lead character Maria is a virtual stranger; the details of her trials and tribulations along with her affair with Schill have to be guessed at, as does much else. The sets throughout are splendid - but it's all a stage with nothing happening. Continuity is appalling. I understand that we are watching 1hr 45mins out of over 90 hours of footage taken and that all the negatives are lost. We will never know what we are missing.
    8planktonrules

    While how and why this film was made are sick and twisted, the film itself was brilliant.

    During the waning years of WWII, it was obvious to just about everyone that ultimately the Germans would lose the war. However, the Minister of Propaganda, Josef Goebbels insisted that a rousing German epic about war MUST be created in order to inspire their people in the defense of the nation. And so, while the country was being incinerated from the air and troops were being slaughtered by the 100s of 1000s on the Eastern Front, HUGE resources were rather inexplicably being diverted to the creation of "Kolberg". 10s of 1000s of soldiers were cast as extras and the great power of the sleeping German movie industry was mustered. And seeing that it was a full-color film with all this money being thrown into it, it's not surprising that this is a great film--though also one most would probably want to forget simply because of who made it and why it was created in the first place.

    The film is set during the Napoleonic Wars--back around 1807. Town after Prussian town have surrendered to the oncoming French juggernaut. Yet, inexplicably, the town of Kolberg isn't ready to welcome the invaders. Despite a very weak commander of the Prussian army in the region, the Mayor isn't about to surrender and he's encouraging his people to fight to the death, as by slowing down the enemy, ultimate victory may result. But, he must contend with the wimpy commander and send a rather ordinary lady on a mission to have the King replace the commander and support the defense of the city. What follows are some exceptional battle scenes and the only ones which I have seen which are better are from the insanely large Russian version of "War and Peace" (a film you just have to see at least once in your life).

    Overall, the film is very rousing and inspiring. It's obvious that the purpose of the film is to get the German people to be very willing to lay down their lives as well as convince them that this is not a sacrifice in vain (which is was). As a result, the film probably contributed to the unnecessary deaths of thousands of people--when there was no possible way to stop the inevitable. Plus, unlike the Prussians during the time of Napoleon, they were NOT fighting for what was right. Sad...but amazingly effective...provided the local movie houses had not been blown up so the folks could see it in the first place! By the way, the scene where the peasant girl meets the queen was exceptionally well done--even brilliant. See this and you'll understand what I mean.
    8mart-45

    The Testament of Dr Goebbels

    There are some mistakes in the other reviews, which I would like to correct. "Kolberg" is by no means the last film of the Third Reich. The film production kept on going until April 23 in Berlin-Babelsberg, and as long as the early days of May in Prag, the last major colour film shot being "Shiva und die Galgenblume". Until that time there were about 90 films being either completed or shot in the Prag studios. If you want to find out the really "last" film, perhaps you should check out Käutner's absolutely beautiful "Under the Bridges", which didn't pass censorship in March 1945. But I'm not sure even that was the last completed film. Amazon.de sells about 6 different films on DVD which are marked as completed in 1945 (Frech und Verliebt, Monte Miracolo, Peter Voss - Millionendieb, Fledermaus etc.) Plus there are several, which were completed in 1945, but released only after the war.

    Then, Kolberg hadn't fallen when this film premiered in Berlin and La Rochelle (which, perhaps inspired by the film, capitulated only two days after Germany had fallen). Kolberg was finally abandoned on March, 18.

    There is a beautiful restored print sold by the International Historic Films. It has beautiful colours and a good soundtrack, plus some extras. This film can be watched - and indeed enjoyed - as a work of art, unless you absolutely want to read propaganda into it. Sure, it was made as an ultimate propaganda vehicle, but as a viewer I am permitted to distance myself from the politics and see this film as a cinematic near masterpiece. We know, that it was radically edited in January 1945, since Dr Goebbels found it to be too bloody, "nearly pacifistic". Every trace of human suffering (aside from the lame love intrigue) was removed, and that's probably what makes this film uneven and jumpy at times. What the director's cut could have looked like, we can only guess.

    Politics and propaganda are as important today as they were back then. It's important to remember the atrocities of war and the crimes of Nazist regime. But a film starts living its own life since the moment it's completed, and we are stupid if we fail to recognize its merits merely because we know, that we are supposed to be blind to them.
    jurched

    good story with deeper message

    Kolberg is one of those more timeless tales, of a small town besieged by a vast, greedy enemy. It is a story of the small people holding to their honour and duty, and ultimately triumphing over the mighty. The movie is set in the Napoleonic Wars, but the message is for the people of Germany just as they are being invaded by the Red Army and the American and British armies.

    Goebbels film studios managed to film and distribute this movie just as the final battles of World War II were being fought. Its message of defiant defense in the face of hopeless odds was meant to rally the severely demoralised Germans as their homes were being threatened by the enemy. The songs and vivid colours were meant to entertain and raise morale as life became darker and darker.

    Technically, its a masterpiece, and makes use of all kinds of modern shots, angles, and special effects. Its colours were terrible, though, but I trust it was the copy I saw. Of course, it might have been a result of the war constraints.

    Seen in this context, this film is even more interesting than the entertaining story it presents.

    Jurched
    7brogmiller

    Volkssturm.

    Very few Nazi propoganda films achieved the effect for which they were intended and despite costing an estimated 8.5 million Reichmarks, this opus is no exception. Although conceived in 1942 it was not released until 1945 by which time its message that resistance is preferable to surrender was unlikely to appeal to citizens who had already paid a heavy price for their flirtation with National Socialism. Anyway, not many cinemas were still standing and the majority of film goers much preferred to watch 'Baron Munchhausen'.

    That aside, 'Kolberg' is a marvellous piece of film-making. Beautifully shot in Agfacolor by Bruno Mondi with a powerful score by Norbert Schultze and intensely moving performances by some of Germany's finest.

    The three leading characters of Gniesenau, Nettlebeck and Maria are basically symbols, respectively, of inspired military leadership, nationalist fervour and supreme sacrifice. Indeed, Gniesenaus' 'The people rise...the storm breaks' echos Goebbel's 'total war' speech from 1943.

    Whatever one's feelings regarding demonised director Veit Harlan and the monstrous masters he served this film nonetheless remains an essential piece of cinematic history which no true cinephile can dismiss.

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      Featured 15,000 to 20,000 actual German troops in the battle scenes, even as Germany's eastern and western fronts were collapsing. The director tried to make the shooting longer to save them from being sent to the front.
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      Saxony didn't separate itself from the Holy Roman Empire. It was separated after the Rheinbund was founded in 1806, to which Saxony was included later. Also, in the movie the inclusion of Saxony is mentioned by King Franz II. In real life it didn't happen until December, almost four months after Franz's resignation.
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      Bürgermeister Nettelbeck: [after Gneisenau asks Nettelbeck to surrender] You weren't born in Kolberg, Gneisenau. You are put here to Kolberg. But we grew up here. We know every stone, every corner every house here. We don't let go. Even if we have to claw in the ground of our city with our nails, we don't let go. First they have to cut off each of our hands or kill us one after the other. Gneisenau, you can't put the whole disgrace on an old man like me. and to give our city to Napoleon. I even promised our king: rather be buried below the ruins that capitulate. Gneisenau, Gneisenau, I never stand on my knees for anyone, now i'm doing it: Kolberg can't be given up, Gneisenau!

      Gen. Gneisenau: That's what I wanted to hear from you, Nettelbeck. Now we can die together.

    • Verbindungen
      Edited into 30. Januar 1945 (1965)
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