''Cadets'' (german: Kadetten) is a 1939 German
historical
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war film
War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle scenes means that war fi ...
directed by
Karl Ritter and starring
Mathias Wieman
Mathias Wieman (Carl Heinrich Franz Mathias Wieman; 23 June 1902 – 3 December 1969) was a German stage-performer, silent-and-sound motion picture actor.
Life and career
Early life
Wieman was born in Osnabrück, the only son of Carl Philipp A ...
,
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'' (1934) ...
, and
Andrews Engelmann
Andrews Engelmann (23 March 1901 – 25 February 1992) was a Russian-born German actor. He worked primarily in Germany, where he specialised in playing Russian roles, but also appeared in a number of British films during his career. He was born as ...
. The film is set in 1760, against the backdrop of the Austro-Russian
Raid on Berlin
The Raid on Berlin took place in October 1760 during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War) when Austrian and Russian forces occupied the Prussian capital of Berlin for several days. After raising money from the city, and with the ...
during the
Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict that involved most of the European Great Powers, and was fought primarily in Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Other concurrent conflicts include the French and Indian War (1754†...
. It depicts a group of
Prussian
Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an e ...
cadets holding off superior Russian forces.
Because of its anti-Russian theme the film was pulled from release in 1939 following the
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
, long_name = Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
, image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H27337, Moskau, Stalin und Ribbentrop im Kreml.jpg
, image_width = 200
, caption = Stalin and Ribbentrop shaking ...
. It was put on general release in December 1941, once Germany and the Soviets were at war.
[Hull p. 189]
The film is loosely connected to the
Prussian film
Prussian films were a cycle of historical films made in Germany during the Weimar (1918–1933) and Nazi (1933–1945) eras noted for their general glorification of Prussian history and its military. The films are set during the eighteenth and ni ...
cycle of historical epics.
Cast
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1939 films
1930s war drama films
1930s historical films
German war drama films
German historical films
German children's films
Films of Nazi Germany
1930s German-language films
Films directed by Karl Ritter
Films set in Berlin
Films set in 1760
Nazi propaganda films
Seven Years' War films
Prussian films
German black-and-white films
Films set in boarding schools
UFA GmbH films
1939 drama films
1930s German films
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