Nazi cinema produced numerous WW2 military epics, one of the most impressive of which is Ufa's first-rate 1941 production, Uber Alles in der Welt,directed by Karl Ritter (Stukas). Ritter customarily produced morale-building propaganda pictures, and this, his first propaganda film to deal with the war, as well as his finest effort, was one of the highest-grossing pictures of the Third Reich. Set largely in France, England, and Spain, the film chronicles the plight of Germans caught by the outbreak of war and their frantic attempts to return to the Fatherland to join the battle. All of Germany's enemies receive equal disdain. The British, the French, the Poles, and the Jews are portrayed respectively as warmongers, profiteers and cowards. In the end, all that is important is returning to Germany.
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Über alles in der Welt Cast
Name |
Character |
Georg Thomalla
He was 26, 84 years old when he died
|
as Unteroffizier Krause |
Josef Dahmen
He was 37, 81 years old when he died
|
as Unteroffizier Weber |
Carsta Löck
She was 38, 90 years old when she died
|
as Erika Möbius |
Paul Hartmann
He was 52, 88 years old when he died
|
as Oberstleutnant Steinhart |
Berta Drews
She was 39, 85 years old when she died
|
as Anna Möbius |
Beppo Brem
He was 35, 84 years old when he died
|
as Putzenlechner |
Karl John
He was 35, 72 years old when he died
|
as Oberleutnant Hassenkamp |
Hannes Stelzer
He was 30, 34 years old when he died
|
as Hans Wiegand |
Oskar Sima
He was 44, 72 years old when he died
|
as Leo Samek |
Herbert A.E.Böhme
He was 43, 86 years old when he died
|
as Kapitän Hansen |
Carl Raddatz
He was 29, 92 years old when he died
|
as Carl Wiegand |
Fritz Kampers
He was 49, 59 years old when he died
|
as Fritz Möbius |
Über alles in der Welt Crew