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'Refugees' (German: 'Flchtlinge') is the 1933 German drama film, directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Kthe von Nagy, and Eugen Klpfer. It depicts Volga German refugees persecuted by the Bolsheviks on the Sino-Russian border in Manchuria in 1928.Erwin Leiser, 'Nazi Cinema' p. 29. .

The screenplay was written by Gerhard Menzel and was based on his own novel of the same title.Cinzia Romani, 'Tainted Goddesses: Female Film Stars of the Third Reich' p. 150. . It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios with sets designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Rhrig.Leiser, Erwin. 'Nazi Cinema'. New York, NY: Collier Books, 1974. p. 194. .

It was the first movie to win the state prize, and Goebbels praised it as among those films that, while they did not explicitly cite National Socialist principles, nevertheless embodied its spirit, a new film reflecting the ideal of their national revolution.

The refugees are rescued by a heroic German leader much like the Fhrer; the symbolism is obviously intended to emulate Adolf Hitler although its hero, being blond and athletic, represented the physical ideal much more clearly.Erwin Leiser, 'Nazi Cinema' pp. 29-30. . He is disgusted by "November Germany", and devotes himself to the ideal of "true Germany".Erwin Leiser, 'Nazi Cinema' p. 29. . He off-handedly disposes of some refugees as worthless, and demands complete obedience from all others.Erwin Leiser, 'Nazi Cinema' p. 30 . The death of a boy deeply devoted to him moves him, as dying for a cause is something he would wish for himself, in keeping with Nazi glorification of heroic death.

Their Communist persecutors are portrayed simply as brutal murderers, typical of works prior to the MolotovRibbentrop Pact (and again after its breach).Erwin Leiser, 'Nazi Cinema' p. 40 . The film was shown for some time after the pact, owing to bureaucratic oversight, complicating the efforts of Nazi propaganda.Jay W. Baird, 'The Mythical World of Nazi War Propaganda', p. 147. .

The movie is mostly set in the city of Harbin, in what was at the time the Republic of China.

Cast



*Hans Albers as Arneth

*Kthe von Nagy as Kristja Laudy

*Eugen Klpfer as Bernhard Laudy

*Andrews Engelmann as The Commissar

*Fritz Genschow as Hermann, refugee-engineer

*Karl Rainer as Peter, teenage refugee

*Franziska Kinz as pregnant woman

*Ida Wst as Frau Megele

*Veit Harlan as Mannlinger

*Karl Meixner as Pappel

*Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Siberian

*Friedrich Gna as Hussar

*Hans Hermann Schaufuss as Zweig

*Josef Dahmen as man with red hair

*Carsta Lck as Frau Hellerle

References



Bibliography



*Giesen, Rolf. 'Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography'. McFarland, 2003.


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