''The Crew of the Dora'' (german: Besatzung Dora) is a 1943 German film about ''
Luftwaffe
The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...
'' pilots. It depicts a love triangle involving two of them being overcome by their participation in battle together.
The film was banned in 1944, because of the worsening war situation; while on leave one character inspires a girl with hopes of
settling in the east, a dream that no longer appeared possible.
Cast
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Hannes Stelzer as Flugzeugführer Leutnant Joachim Krane
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Hubert Kiurina
Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from ''hug'' "mind" and '' beraht'' "bright". It also occurs as a surname.
Saint Hubertus or Hubert (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and metalworkers ...
as Leutnant Franz von Borcke
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Josef Dahmen
Josef Dahmen (21 August 1903 – 18 January 1985) was a German stage, film and television actor.Youngkin p. 462.
Dahmen was married to the actress Gisela von Collande, with whom he had a daughter Andrea Dahmen. His granddaughter Julia Dahmen is ...
as Feldwebel Otto Roggenkamp
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Georg Thomalla
Georg Thomalla (14 February 1915 – 25 August 1999) was a German actor. He appeared in about one hundred fifty film and television productions between 1939 and 2000 and was widely known in Germany for his comedic roles.
Thomalla was well k ...
as Bordschütze Unteroffizier Fritz Mott
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Ernst von Klipstein
Ernst von Klipstein (3 February 1908 – 22 November 1993) was a German film and television actor. von Klipstein became a prominent actor during the Nazi era, appearing in a large number of action films.
Partial filmography
* '' Uproar in Dama ...
as Hauptmann Kurt Gillhausen
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Clemens Hasse
Clemens Hasse (13 April 1908 – 28 July 1959) was a German actor and synchroniser.
Biography
Hasse was born in Königsberg, East Prussia to a public official and attended his stage education at the ''Preussisches Staatstheater'' in Berlin. B ...
as Oberleutnant Erich Krumbhaar
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Helmut Schabrich as Oberleutnant Semmler
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Wolfgang Preiss
Wolfgang Preiss (27 February 1910 – 27 November 2002) was a German theatre, film and television actor.
The son of a teacher, Preiss studied philosophy, German, and drama in the early 1930s. He also took private acting classes with Hans Schlen ...
as Staffelarzt Dr. Wagner
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Suse Graf
SUSE ( , ) is a German-based multinational open-source software company that develops and sells Linux products to business customers. Founded in 1992, it was the first company to market Linux for enterprise. It is the developer of SUSE Linux Ent ...
as Dr. Marianne Güldener
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Charlott Daudert
Charlott Daudert (27 December 1913 – 19 January 1961) was a German film actress.Jacobsen & Prinzler p.275
Filmography
* '' The Csardas Princess'' (1934)
* ''Frasquita'' (1934)
* '' Da stimmt was nicht'' (1934)
* '' Old Comrades'' (1934)
* '' ...
as Mathilde Kronschnabel
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Carsta Löck
Carsta Löck (28 December 1902 – 9 October 1993) was a German film actress.
Selected filmography
* '' Refugees'' (1933)
* '' Ripening Youth'' (1933)
* '' The Double Fiance'' (1934)
* '' Trouble with Jolanthe'' (1934)
* '' Police Report'' (19 ...
as Straßenbahnschaffnerin Betty Schütte
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Roma Bahn as Laborantin Fräulein Bornschlegel
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Otz Tollen
Otz Tollen (9 April 1882 – 19 July 1965) was a German actor and film director.
Born in Berlin, he made his film debut in the 1912 Joe May directed film ''In der Tiefe des Schachtes''. His last film role was an appearance in the 1960 Nadja Till ...
as Oberleutnant
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Ewald Wenck
Ewald Wenck (28 December 1891 – 3 April 1981) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 230 films and television shows between 1919 and 1978.
Selected filmography
* ''We Stick Together Through Thick and Thin'' (1929)
* ''Spoiling the ...
as Ober im Restaurant
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1940s German-language films
1943 films
Films of Nazi Germany
Nazi propaganda films
World War II aviation films
World War II films made in wartime
Films directed by Karl Ritter
German black-and-white films
German war drama films
1940s war drama films
1943 drama films
1940s German films
1930s German films
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