''Geheimakte W.B.1'' is a 1942

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Herbert Selpin Herbert Selpin (29 May 1904 – 1 August 1942) was a German film director and screenwriter of light entertainment during the 1930s and 1940s. He is best known for his final film, the partly suppressed ''Titanic'', during the production of which h ...

and starring Alexander Golling, Eva Immermann and

Richard Häussler Richard Häussler (26 October 1908 – 28 September 1964) was a German actor and film director. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1936 and 1964. He also directed seven films between 1951 and 1957. He was born in Munich, Germany and ...

. The film portrays

Wilhelm Bauer Wilhelm Bauer (23 December 1822 – 20 June 1875) was a German inventor and engineer who built several hand-powered submarines. Biography Wilhelm Bauer was born in Dillingen in the Kingdom of Bavaria. His father was a sergeant of a Bavarian ...

and his work on developing the submarine.Hadley p. 93 It was based on the novel ''Der Eiserne Seehund'' by Hans Arthur Thies.

Cast

* Alexander Golling - Wilhelm Bauer * Eva Immermann - Sophie Hösly *

- Großfürst Konstantin *

Herbert Hübner Herbert Hübner (6 February 1889 – 27 January 1972) was a German stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1921 and 1966. He was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) and died in Munich, Germany. Selected fil ...

- Admiral Brommy * Wilhelm P. Krüger - Vater Hösly *

Günther Lüders Günther Lüders (5 March 1905 – 1 March 1975) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1934 and 1975. He lived in Urfeld am Walchensee from 1954 until 1975. Selected filmography * ''Count Woronzeff'' (1934), as Cousin ...

- Schiffsbauer Karl Hösly *

Willi Rose Wilhelm Bernhard Max Rose (4 February 1902 – 16 June 1978) was a German actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1936 to 1978. Selected filmography References External links * 1902 births 1978 deaths German male fi ...

- Werftmeister Schultze *

Gustav Waldau Gustav Waldau (27 February 1871 – 25 May 1958) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1955. Selected filmography * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1915) * ''In Thrall to the Claw'' (1921) * ''The ...

- König Maximilian * Justus Paris - Vorsitzender des Gerichts * Theo Shall - Mr. Wood * Walter Holten - General *

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 ...

- Russischer Intrigant Trotzky * Karl Meixner - Senator * Viktor Afritsch - von Klamm * Albert Arid - Offizier der russischen Hafenwache *

Karl Hanft Karl Hanft (25 July 1904 – 2 February 1982) was an Austrian film actor. Selected filmography * '' Shock Troop'' (1934) * '' Enemies'' (1940) * '' The Endless Road'' (1943) * '' Tonelli'' (1943) * '' Orient Express'' (1944) * '' Hubertus Castle' ...

- Tony * Michl Lang - Oberhofen *

Richard Ludwig Richard Ludwig (22 May 1877 – 10 August 1946) was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the German rugby union team, which won the silver medal. Germany was represented at the tournament b ...

- Major der russischen Wache *

Philipp Manning Philipp Manning (23 November 1869 – 9 April 1951) was a British-born German actor. He was born in Lewisham to a British father and a German mother. He was sent to Germany for his education and settled there. He often played British characters i ...

- Holm *

Friedrich Ulmer Friedrich Ulmer (1877–1952) was a German film actor. Partial filmography * ''Das schwarze Amulett'' (1920) * ''Der Totenkopf'' (1920) * ''Die Hexe von Lolaruh'' (1920) as Waldläufer * '' A Dying Nation'' (1922, part 1, 2) * '' Helena'' (1924 ...

- Dr. Hoffmann *

Paul Wagner Paul Alan Wagner (born November 14, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1992–1997), Milwaukee Brewers (1997–1998), and Cleveland Indians (1999). Amateur career Wagner at ...

- Begleiter des König Maximilian * Aruth Wartan - Kenwolsky * Dolf Zenzen - Begleiter Trotzkys am bayerischen Hof

References

Bibliography

* Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009. * Hadley, Michael L. ''Count Not the Dead: The Popular Image of the German Submarine''. McGill-Queen's University Press, 1995.

External links

* 1942 films 1940s biographical drama films German biographical drama films Films of Nazi Germany 1940s German-language films Films directed by Herbert Selpin Films based on German novels Submarine films Films set in the 19th century German black-and-white films 1942 drama films 1940s German films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub