The Revenge of Captain Mitchell

Movie
Original title	The Revenge of Captain Mitchell
Country of production	GDR
original language	German
Publishing year	1979
length	98 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Christa Mühl
script	Werner Hecht , Christa Mühl, Peter Brand , Detlef Espey
production	German television broadcasting
music	Wolfram Heicking
camera	Peter Brand
cut	Brigitte Krex
occupation
Dieter Mann : Captain Mitchell Swetlana Schönfeld : Jane Russel Walfriede Schmitt : Beth Heewater, Mitchell's fiancée Ekkehard Schall : Tommy White Wolfgang Heinz : IB Watch, shipowner Jutta Hoffmann : Gloria Mitchell, Mitchell's sister Kurt Böwe : Adam and Balduin Knife Helga Goering : Mrs. Watch Manja Göring : Miss Watch Peter Aust : Kaynes, reporter Petra Barthel : Dorothy Mitchell, Mitchell's mother Hans Klering : Mitchell's father Jaecki Schwarz : Freddy Horst Hiemer : Harry Biggers Wolfgang Lohse : Mac Bride Willi Neuenhahn : Jonny Baker Berndt Renne : Jim Brown Hans-Joachim Preil : Chief Steward Rolf Ludwig : Sir Henry Monica Bielenstein : Lady X Margitta Preil : Lady S. Annemone Haase : Lady W.

Revenge of Captain Mitchell is a feature film by the German Television of Christa Mühl from the year 1979 to the 1934 story published Safety First of Bertolt Brecht . The main roles are cast with Dieter Mann , Swetlana Schönfeld , Walfriede Schmitt and Ekkehard Schall .

action

1. The collision : The luxury liner Astoria is rammed by a coal freighter on its way to London in the fog . The ship is in danger of sinking. Captain Mitchell organized the rescue of the passengers.

2. The descent : The ship does not sink, however. Captain Mitchell is fired from the shipping company for alleged cowardice . He is then mocked and shunned by his friends.

3. The turning point : Captain Mitchell gives a gala on a junk barge that he supposedly wants to transfer to Rotterdam . Here there is a surprising showdown with panic among the invited guests.

Production and DVD

A particular challenge was not being able to shoot at the original locations. Shooting was mainly done in Brandenburg an der Havel , here a London street was recreated in style. Missing English cars were imitated by reversed photos. It was first broadcast on December 23, 1979 at DFF 1.

The film was released on DVD in November 2013, publisher: Icestorm Entertainment .

criticism

The Lexicon of International Films wrote about the “GDR television film based on the socially critical exposé 'Safety First' written by Bertolt Brecht in Hollywood. Staged with an emphasis on alienation, the film remains deliberately cool and dissecting. "

The TV magazine TV Spielfilm awarded one of three possible points for humor, ambition and action, and two for tension, gave a thumbs up and found that the film offered an "excellently well thought-out bluff" and that it was: " Exciting conversation based on an exile story by Bertolt Brecht “act. Conclusion: "GDR television had already turned the corner."

Web links

• Revenge of Captain Mitchell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The revenge of the captain Mitchell at filmportal.de
• The revenge of the captain Mitchell deutsches-filmhaus.de
• The Revenge of Captain Mitchell fernsehenderddr.de

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Revenge of Captain Mitchell - DDR TV archive (DVD) at media-dealer.de
2. ↑ The Revenge of Captain Mitchell at zweiausendeins.de
3. ↑ The Revenge of Captain Mitchell tvspielfilm.de