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SAS 181 Does Not Reply
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Wikipedia article
'SAS 181 antwortet nicht' (English-language title: 'SAS 181 Does Not Reply')'[http://www.defa.de/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=412&FilmID=Q6UJ9A002MDJ SAS 181 antwortet nicht]' on DEFA Foundation's website. is an East German black-and-white film, directed by Carl Balhaus. It was released in 1959.
Plot
Kurt, a young apprentice in a fishing commune and a member of the Technology and Sport Association, enters a race to show his maritime skills. After he fails to win, he falls in love with a girl named Anke, but she loves the apprentice Hannes. Kurt and Hannes sail with skipper Laue on one of the collective's boats, SAS 181. Laue pretends to be Kurt's friend and encourages a conflict between the two boys. However, they both realize that he intends to reach the Danish isle of Bornholm and defect to the West. The two settle their differences and, with the help of the old fisherman Jens, return the boat home.
Cast
* Ulrich Thein as Kurt
* Otmar Richter as Hannes
* Rita Gdikmeier as Anke
* Friedrich Wilhelm Junge as Linnet
* Erwin Geschonneck as Laue
* Wilhelm Koch-Hooge as Poppe
* Gustav Pttjer as Jens
* Erich Brauer as Laue's deck hand
* Hans Finohr as Kollmorgen
* Klaus Gendries as Eisermann
* Fritz Diez as collective director
* Harry Hindemith as Danish harbor manager
* Hans-Joachim Glaser as Spuchti
* Gerd Scheibel as Knautschke
Production
The film was the first in the history of East Germany to portray the pre-military youth training organization known as the Technology and Sport Association (GST). It was produced with the assistance of the association.Werner Eltze. 'Chronik zur Geschichte der Gesellschaft fr Sport und Technik 19521984'. Militrverlag (1987). . Page 91.
Reception
Heinz Kersten noted that the theme of "fleeing from the republic" - a common feature in East German films, which showed a person leaving the GDR for the West, grow disillusioned and sometimes commit suicide - was present in the plot of the 'SAS 181', as well.Heinz Kersten. 'Das Filmwesen in der Sowjetischen Besatzungszone Deutschlands'. Bundesministerium fr Gesamtdeutsche Fragen (1963). ASIN B0000BK48Q. page 114. The Germa Film Lexicon cited it as having "an unimaginative plot".'[http://www.zweitausendeins.de/filmlexikon/?sucheNach=titel&wert=58306 SAS 181 antwortet nicht]' on zweitausendeins.de.
References
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