The Man in the Stream (1958)
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| Original title | The man in the stream |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1958 |
| length | 91 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Eugene York |
| script | Jochen Huth |
| production | Artur Brauner |
| music | Hans-Martin Majewski |
| camera | Ekkehard Kyrath |
| cut | Ira Oberberg |
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Der Mann im Strom is a German feature film from 1958 by Eugen York with Hans Albers in the title role. The story is based on the novel of the same name (1957) by Siegfried Lenz .
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Paul Hinrichs has already passed his 60th birthday and is now in the eyes of many a "scrap heap". Now without a position, the experienced Hamburg diver wants to show everyone what he can do. He also has two children, Lena, who has just reached the age of majority, and Timm, an adolescent, who need to be looked after. The old man, who has been characterized by a long life of hard physical work, makes himself ten years younger when looking for a job. To do this, he forged his date of birth in his identification papers. Hinrichs hopes to be employed as a diver by the Hamburg salvage company Egon Iversens. In fact, Paul gets one more chance to show what he can do. But Paul Hinrichs' first assignment is supposed to push him to his limits.
Because every dive he requested is much more difficult than before, at over 60. During the assignment to manage the recovery of a ship lying on the ground, Hinrichs overwhelmed himself and a dramatic and life-threatening incident occurred. Manfred Thelen, of all people, a young, rather weak colleague who is in danger of slipping into criminality and who also wants to marry Paul's daughter Lena, which the old man dislikes, should prove to be Hinrichs' lifesaver in this emergency. Both are doing superhuman efforts on this job, and Paul Hinrichs can be sure of the respect of his younger colleagues above water. In view of this achievement, Paul’s boss Iversen even overlooks Hinrichs' forgery and appoints the old man as salvage inspector.
Production notes
The Man in the Stream was created in June and July 1958 on site in Hamburg (exterior shots in St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken, on Neumühlen-Kai and in Blankenese) as well as in the CCC studios in Berlin-Spandau and was recorded on August 15 of the same year in Hamburg premiered. On August 11, 1964, the film ran for the first time on German television (ARD).
Helmut Ungerland was in charge of production, Herbert Kirchhoff and Albrecht Hennings created the film construction . Irms Pauli designed the costumes, Gerd von Bonin assisted chief cameraman Ekkehard Kyrath . Ottfried Wimmer was the chief sound engineer.
In March 2006, a remake of the same material under the same title was broadcast on ARD . Jan Fedder took over the Albers role there.
Reviews
Der Spiegel judged: “In this honest epistle of the difficulties of aging and the sorrows of youth, old star Hans Albers takes the opportunity to once again romp around in Hamburg's port districts in his folk sailor figure as a retired diver. Director Eugen York was able to keep the honest cinematographic home cooking free from commercial "Gateway to the World" recordings; but he did not want to resist an end with all-round, complete happiness. "
The film service says: "Audience-friendly entertainment film that leaves out the social aspects of its topic in favor of a cozy parade role for Hans Albers."
Individual evidence
- ^ Repetition of "The Man in the Stream": https://programm.ard.de/?sendung=281062634352827
- ↑ The man in the stream in Der Spiegel 37/1958
- ↑ The man in the stream. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 24, 2019 .
Web links
- The man in power in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The man in the stream at filmportal.de