The Rebel (1932)

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Movie
Original title The rebel
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1932
length 82 minutes
Rod
Director Kurt Bernhardt ,
Luis Trenker ,
Edwin H. Knopf (US version only)
script Luis Trenker
production Paul Kohner
music Giuseppe Becce
camera Sepp Allgeier ,
Albert Benitz ,
Willy Goldberger ,
Reimar Kuntze
cut Hermann Haller ,
Andrew Marton
occupation

The Rebel is a period film by director Luis Trenker from 1932 . It is set against the backdrop of the Tyrolean uprising of 1809.

action

When Severin Anderlan returned to his homeland after completing his studies to defend his parents' farm against the French and Bavarian troops, he met Erika, the daughter of the Bavarian bailiff, Rieder, and fell in love with her. When he got home, he discovered that the French, allied with Bavaria, had destroyed his village and killed his family. Anderlan shoots two soldiers from a French patrol and flees into the mountains.

Erika remains loyal to the wanted rebel, and like-minded people join him. In contrast to Farmer Leader Harrasser, he decided not to fight against the Bavarians, but only against the French invaders. Despite being betrayed by a traitor, he is able to escape the French.

Severin now poses as Bavarian Dragoon - Captain out to the intentions of the French spy and learns at a court ball in Innsbruck that Napoleon's troops will march soon. He then organized the armed resistance of his compatriots. Despite heroic struggle, the Tyrolean peasants are defeated and Severin and his loyal followers are shot in Kufstein . Their spirit lives on, however, and at the end they march into the future with waving flags.

production

Potsdamer Platz with Columbushaus at the beginning of 1933. The film Der Rebell by Luis Trenker is advertised above the Friediger pastry shop ( Café Josty until 1930 ) .

The film was shot in Innsbruck with Nordkette , Hafelekar , and in the Engadin (Soglio, Bergell, Bernina), the fight scene in the Finstermünzschlucht in the Inn Valley. While Willy Goldberger and Reimar Kuntze took care of the studio shots, Sepp Allgeier and Albert Benitz were responsible for the outdoor shots. The world premiere took place on December 22, 1932 in Stuttgart .

Ideological positioning

In Der Rebell , references to the political situation in Germany immediately before the establishment of the Nazi dictatorship as well as anti-democratic and ethnic tendencies can be seen.

Adolf Hitler was so fascinated by the film that he watched it several times. When Joseph Goebbels quoted role models in his first speech to German filmmakers on March 28, 1933, one of the four titles he named ( Battleship Potemkin , Anna Karenina , Die Nibelungen ) also included Der Rebell . In this example he particularly emphasized the great ability, which is just as important as the attitude.

Awards

The film testing agency awarded Der Rebell the title "artistic".

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. tiroler-filmarchiv.at ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 16, 2011  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tiroler-filmarchiv.at
  2. Leopold Steurer : The 'King of the Mountains' as the 'chameleon politicon' of world history. In: Köpf, Gerhard: Ezra & Luis or the first ascent of the Ulm Minster. Innsbruck: Löwenzahn 1994, pp. 137–153.
  3. Carl Kraus , Hannes Obermair (ed.): Myths of dictatorships. Art in Fascism and National Socialism - Miti delle dittature. Art nel fascismo e nazionalsocialismo . South Tyrolean State Museum for Cultural and State History Castle Tyrol , Dorf Tirol 2019, ISBN 978-88-95523-16-3 , p. 160-161 .
  4. The Goebbels speech in the Kaiserhof on March 28 , 1933 , excerpt from: "Dr. Goebbels' speech in the Kaiserhof on March 28, 1933", in: Gerd Albrecht: Film im 3. Reich. Karlsruhe 1979, pp. 26–31, based on filmportal.de