Uproar in Damascus explained

Uproar in Damascus
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Producer:Otto Lehmann
Starring:Brigitte Horney
Joachim Gottschalk
Hans Nielsen
Ernst von Klipstein
Music:Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Cinematography:Paul Rischke
Oskar Schnirch
Editing:Gertrud Hinz-Nischwitz
Studio:Terra Film
Distributor:Terra Film
Runtime:103 minutes
Country:Germany
Language:German

Uproar in Damascus (German: Aufruhr in Damaskus) is a 1939 German thriller film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Brigitte Horney, Joachim Gottschalk and Hans Nielsen. It is set during the First World War with German troops battling the Arab Revolt led by Lawrence of Arabia and the British.[1] The film was officially honored as "artistically valuable" (künstlerisch wertvoll) and having "special political value" (staatspolitisch wertvoll).

It was made at the Marienfelde Studios in Berlin with extensive location shooting in Italian-ruled Libya, particularly around the capital Tripoli. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Böhm and Erich Czerwonski.

Notes and References

  1. Richards, Jeffrey. Visions of Yesterday. Routledge, 1973. p. 356.