Plot
During World War I, the German cruiser SMS ''Dresden'' is attacked by British ships off the coast of Chile. The crew manages to abandon ship before it sinks. They make their way to an isolated island where they are taken prisoner. After spending three years in custody, the sailors manage to escape and make their way back to Germany, intending to continue fighting for their Fatherland. When they arrive, however, they encounter a different Germany from the one they left behind—one where they are ridiculed and attacked by mutineers. One of the returning crew, Carl Ohlse, leaves Weimar Germany and returns to the island where he had been held prisoner for three years, determined to live out the rest of his life as a Robinson Crusoe. Some time later, he hears a radio report that describes how things have improved in Germany during the 1930s. Later, when the new SMS ''Dresden'' passes the island, he makes his way to the ship and is taken aboard by his new respectful comrades.Cast
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* Films directed by Arnold Fanck Films of Nazi Germany 1940s adventure drama films Seafaring films Films set in Germany Films set in the 1910s Films set in the 1920s Films set in the 1930s German World War I films Films set on uninhabited islands Films about castaways German black-and-white films German adventure drama films 1940 drama films 1940s German films 1940s German-language films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub