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Der Stern von Afrika is a film of genre Drama directed by Alfred Weidenmann with Joachim Hansen
Der Stern von Afrika (1957)
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Add to a movie listDer Stern von Afrika (English: The Star of Africa) is a 1957 black-and-white German war film portraying the combat career of Luftwaffe World War II fighter pilot Hans-Joachim Marseille. It stars Joachim Hansen and Marianne Koch and was directed by Alfred Weidenmann. The film was premièred on 13 August 1957 in Berlin and was very successful at the German box office, although the critics predominantly gave it a fair rating.
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The film begins shortly before the outbreak of World War II when ensign Jochen Marseille is located at a Luftwaffe (Air Force) Kriegsschule (War School) in Berlin, where he makes a negative impression on his superiors with daredevil stunts and undisciplined behavior. His friend and comrade, Robert Franke, helps spare him from severe punishment. His squadron moves to France after the outbreak of World War II. During the Battle of Britain, Marseille experiences the brutality of war for the first time when Franke is shot down over the English Channel and is posted missing for a short while. But after his comrade's return, Marseille is back to a carefree world of flying. A thoughtful conversation in a bar while playing a game of billiards with an elderly French civilian affects him and his fellow pilots only briefly. A short time later, his unit is transferred to the Afrikakorps in the North African Theater of Operations. Marseille, thanks to his outstanding flying skill and talent, quickly becomes the most successful fighter pilot.Actors
Joachim Hansen
(Hans-Joachim Marseille)
Marianne Koch
(Brigitte)
Hansjörg Felmy
(Robert Franke)
Horst Frank
(Albin Droste)
Carl Lange
(Hauptmann Krusenberg)
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