Dawn

Synopsis

Released three days after Adolf Hitler became Reichskanzler, it was the first film to have its screening in Nazi Germany. It became a symbol of the new times touted by the Nazi regime. The title (literally "morning-red") is the German term for the reddish coloring of the east sky about a half hour before the sunrise. On patrol Captain Liers and his submarine crew sink an important British ship, but while returning to harbour, they're lured into a trap by a British vessel disguised as a neutral Danish one. They sink it after it attacks them without warning, but while they prepare to rescue survivors, a British destroyer sinks the sub. On the sea bed 60 feet down, with all but the bridge flooded, the 10 surviving crew have only 8 rescue devices. Liers orders the crew to use them, but they disobey - either all escape or nobody does.

Main Cast

Rudolf Forster

Kapitanleutnant Helmut Liers

Age : 83 | Popularity : 8%

Fritz Genschow

Oberleutnant 'Phipps' Fredericks

Age : 72 | Popularity : 3%

Paul Westermeier

Bordfunker Jaul

Age : 80 | Popularity : 5%

Camilla Spira

Grete Jaul

Age : 91 | Popularity : 3%

Gerhard Bienert

Steuermann Böhm

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Adele Sandrock

Mutter Liers

Age : 74 | Popularity : 10%

Hans Leibelt

Bürgermeister von Meerskirchen

Age : 89 | Popularity : 5%

Eduard von Winterstein

Hauptmann Kolch

Age : 89 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Original Music Composer	Herbert Windt
	Sound Recordist	Hermann Fritzsching
Camera	Director of Photography	Carl Hoffmann
Production	Producer	Günther Stapenhorst
Art	Art Direction	Robert Herlth Walter Röhrig
Writing	Screenplay	Gerhard Menzel
Directing	Director	Gustav Ucicky
Editing	Editor	Eduard von Borsody
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Wilhelm Weber
Department	Role	Name

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