The Crew of the Dora

The Crew of the Dora (German: Besatzung Dora) is a 1943 German film about Luftwaffe pilots. It depicts a love triangle involving two of them being overcome by their participation in battle together.^[1]

The Crew of the Dora
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Karl Ritter
Starring	Josef Dahmen Hannes Stelzer
Release date	1943 (1943)
Country	Nazi Germany
Language	German

The film was banned in 1944, because of the worsening war situation; while on leave one character inspires a girl with hopes of settling in the east, a dream that no longer appeared possible.^[2]

Cast

• Hannes Stelzer as Flugzeugführer Leutnant Joachim Krane
• Hubert Kiurina as Leutnant Franz von Borcke
• Josef Dahmen as Feldwebel Otto Roggenkamp
• Georg Thomalla as Bordschütze Unteroffizier Fritz Mott
• Ernst von Klipstein as Hauptmann Kurt Gillhausen
• Clemens Hasse as Oberleutnant Erich Krumbhaar
• Helmut Schabrich as Oberleutnant Semmler
• Wolfgang Preiss as Staffelarzt Dr. Wagner
• Suse Graf as Dr. Marianne Güldener
• Charlott Daudert as Mathilde Kronschnabel
• Carsta Löck as Straßenbahnschaffnerin Betty Schütte
• Roma Bahn as Laborantin Fräulein Bornschlegel
• Otz Tollen as Oberleutnant
• Ewald Wenck as Ober im Restaurant

Notes

1. Grunberger 1971, p. 384.
2. Leiser 1974, p. 65.

References

• Grunberger, Richard (1971). The 12-Year Reich: A Social History of Nazi Germany, 1933–1945. New York: Da Capo. ISBN 978-0-306-80660-5.
• Leiser, Erwin (1974). Nazi Cinema. New York: Macmillan / London: Secker & Warburg. ISBN 978-0-02-012400-9.

External links

• The Crew of the Dora at IMDb

Further reading

• Gillespie, William (2014). Karl Ritter: His Life and 'Zeitfilms' under National Socialism. Potts Point, New South Wales: German Films Dot Net. ISBN 978-0-9808612-2-8.
• Gillespie, William (2016). The Making of The Crew of the Dora. Potts Point, New South Wales: German Films Dot Net. ISBN 978-0-9808612-3-5.