''Fight of the Tertia'' (german: Der Kampf der Tertia) is a 1952

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directed by

Erik Ode Erik Ode (born Fritz Erik Signy Odemar, 6 November 1910 – 19 July 1983) was a German director and actor who was most famous for playing Kommissar ''Herbert Keller'' in the German television drama '' Der Kommissar'' (The Police Inspector). He mar ...

and starring Brigitte Rau,

Wolfgang Jansen Wolfgang Jansen (1938–1988) was a German actor. Selected filmography * ''The Sinful Border'' (1951) * '' The Chaste Libertine'' (1952) * '' Fight of the Tertia'' (1952) * '' Turtledove General Delivery'' (1952) * ''Hit Parade'' (1953) * '' ...

and Horst Köppen. It was shot at the

Wandsbek Studios The Wandsbek Studios are film production and television studios located in Wandsbek, a district of the German city of Hamburg. The complex was established in 1948 when Real Film, set up the previous year, acquired a site in Wandsbek for constr ...

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and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the

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Hans Luigi. It is based on the 1928 novel of the same name by Wilhelm Speyer which was previously adapted into a 1929 silent film. Youth gangs clash in a small town on the

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Cast

* Brigitte Rau as Daniela *

as Borst * Horst Köppen as Knötzinger Jr. *

Franz-Otto Krüger Franz-Otto Krüger (1 April 1917 – 17 March 1988) was a German film and television actor. Krüger already started his acting at Berlin theatres in 1934, but his career was interrupted by his service in the Second World War. He appeared in over ...

as Knötzinger * Gert Andreae as Alexander Kirchholtes *

Hans Stiebner Hans Stiebner (19 November 1898 – 27 March 1958) was a German actor. Steibner was born in Vetschau, Germany as Hans Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Paul Stiebner. He died in 1958 in Baden-Baden, West Germany. Selected filmography * ''The Grand Duke ...

as Biersack * Adalbert Kriwat as Falk * Alexander Hunzinger as Polizeiwachtmeister Holzapfel *

Helmuth Rudolph Helmuth Rudolph (1900–1971) was a German actor. Selected filmography * ''So Ended a Great Love'' (1934) * ''The Last Waltz'' (1934) * '' Blum Affair'' (1948) * '' Blocked Signals'' (1948) * ''Love '47'' (1949) * ''The Prisoner'' (1949) * ''Don' ...

as principal *

Rolf Weih Rolf Weih (1906–1969) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Flachsmann the Educator'' (1930) * ''Comrades at Sea'' (1938) * ''Alarm at Station III'' (1939) * '' In the Name of the People'' (1939) * '' The Governor'' (1939) * ''Alarm' ...

as Dr. Frey *

Günther Jerschke Günther Jerschke (1921–1997) was a German actor. Selected filmography * ''Pour le Mérite'' (1938) - Adjutant des Kommandeurs der Flieger * ''Maya of the Seven Veils'' (1951) * ''Kommen Sie am Ersten'' (1951) - Inspizient * '' Under the Tho ...

as Dr. Grau *

Kurt Waitzmann Kurt Waitzmann (30 January 1905 – 21 May 1985) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1937 and 1969. Selected filmography * ''Unternehmen Michael'' (1937) - Oblt. Weber * '' Urlaub auf Ehrenwort'' (1938) - Gef ...

as school nurse * Frank Riedmüller as Tertian * Dieter von Barany as Tertian * Charles Brauer as Tertian * Horst Höfer as Tertian * Thomas Langenheim as Tertian * Jürgen Cziesla as Tertian * Wolfgang Thomas as Tertian * Hubert von Albedyll as Tertian * Peter Winter (actor), Peter Winter as Tertian * Wolfgang Ehrlich as Tertian

Bibliography

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* 1952 films German drama films 1952 drama films 1950s German-language films West German films Films based on German novels Films set on islands Films set in the Baltic Sea Films set in schools Remakes of German films Sound film remakes of silent films German black-and-white films 1950s German films Films shot at Wandsbek Studios {{1950s-Germany-film-stub