The Crew of the Dora explained

The Crew of the Dora
Director:	Karl Ritter
Country:	Nazi Germany
Language:	German

The Crew of the Dora (de|'''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.

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.

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

References

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

Further reading

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