Kapitäne bleiben an Bord (1959)
Kurt Kars, the young, enthusiastic but rather inexperienced captain of a fishing vessel, lets his ambition drive him into a risky venture. According to a newspaper report, there are excellent fishing grounds in the Arctic Ocean. Against the orders of the combine, he heads for them. A collision with drift ice puts the crew and ship in extreme danger. Kurt proves his worth in this emergency situation, but is called to account on his return. Initially, he wants to resign out of defiance, but then comes to his senses, realizing his guilt. The older captains, who have always kept their fishing grounds a secret and hardly ever passed on their experiences to the collective, realize that they too were not entirely innocent in the "Kars case".
Director: Martin Hellberg
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Johannes Arpe as Hannes Tiedeböhl |
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Christel Bodenstein as Karin |
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Erika Müller-Fürstenau as |
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Rudolf Ulrich as |
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Albert Hetterle as |
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Otto-Erich Edenharter as |
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Uwe-Jens Pape as |
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Ruth-Maria Kubitschek as |
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Else Korén as |
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Fredy Barten as Gast in der Bar |
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Albert Zahn as |
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Maximilian Larsen as |
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Gabriele Hoffmann as |
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Walter E. Fuß as |
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Hannjo Hasse as |
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Karl Weber as Angeheiterter Mann |
| Directing | Martin Hellberg | Director |
| Editing | Lieselotte Johl | Editor |
| Writing | Jürgen Lenz | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lydia Fiege | Costume Design |
| Sound | Wolfgang Pietsch | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Günter Marczinkowsky | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Walter Fehdmer | Director of Photography |
| Production | Paul Ramacher | Producer |