Preludio 11

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Movie
Original title Preludio 11
Country of production GDR
Cuba
original language German
Publishing year 1964
length 91 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Kurt Maetzig
script Wolfgang Schreyer
Gerhard Hartwig (Dramaturgy)
production DEFA , KAG “Red Circle”
ICAIC , Havana
music Marta Valdés
camera Günter Haubold
cut Bärbel Weigel
occupation
synchronization

Preludio 11 is a German-Cuban spy film by Kurt Maetzig from 1964. It was based on the novel of the same name by Wolfgang Schreyer , who also wrote the screenplay.

action

Cuba during the Cold War : The revolution triumphed in Cuba, Fidel Castro is at the head of the state. Meanwhile, the United States is planning a counter-revolution . Under the code word "Preludio 11", four Cubans in exile and the Guatemalan Rico, led by the American McLash, are to penetrate into the interior of the country and blow up an important bridge near the city of Esperanza. The bridge is the responsibility of the Comandante Palomino, but he is playing the wrong game - he works as a spy for the Americans. In addition to Lieutenant Ramon Quintana, Palomino's staff also includes Daniela, a single mother he loves, whose friend Miguel has left her and defected to the Americans. Miguel is in McLash's group, whose boat crashed, so they have to walk the long way to the bridge.

Palomino first gives instructions to guard the bridge. McLash's group continues to work its way inland, but is ambushed by the revolutionaries in a village. There is a gunfight in which McLash is seriously injured. He dies a little later. However, the group captures the revolutionary Peña, who has to follow them further inland and slowly wears the group down with his stories of the successes of the revolution. Above all, he can inspire the Guatemalan Rico for the revolution.

Palomino has the guards of the bridge go to look for the counter-revolutionaries in the forest area. For example, parachutists dropped by the USA can initially land unmolested in the bridge area, but are fought by the farmers in the area. After the farmers set fire to the swamp area by the bridge, numerous men are killed. Only the radical Barro can get through to the men who are now led by Miguel and the moderate Figueras. The counterrevolutionaries realize that the walk to the bridge is too long to walk. They need a jeep that Miguel should organize through his former girlfriend Daniela. Miguel disguises himself as a normal Cuban and addresses Daniela in this way. At first she believes him on her side, but soon realizes that Miguel is playing the wrong game. She refuses to cooperate, but cannot bring herself to arrest Miguel. Since she has failed, she turns to Palomino, who is to decide whether to stay with the revolutionaries. Palomino instructs them to bring the group around Miguel the jeep, but he will set up sentries along the route who can arrest the group so quickly. At the same time, he instructs Quintana to guard a cement factory instead of the bridge, since according to instructions from Havana the counter-revolutionaries are planning an attack there. Despite doubts about Palomino's orders, Quintana makes his way to the factory with his men.

Peña and Rico manage to escape from the counter-revolutionaries. You go to Peña's factory - the cement factory where Quintana is now stationed. They tell him that the bridge is still the target of the counterrevolutionaries. They also report that Daniela will bring a jeep to the counterrevolutionaries and Quintana believes she has decided to work with Miguel. At his own risk and after briefly reporting to Palomino, he mobilizes his men to cut off the path of the counterrevolutionaries. Palomino realizes that his plan has failed. He shoots himself. Quintana and his men represent the counter-revolutionaries. Some are shot and the rest arrested. Peña is also killed in the clash. Quintana wants to confront Daniela, but learns about Palomino's betrayal over the radio. When Daniela also demonstratively turns away when the arrested Miguel is being led past her, Quintana realizes that Daniela has never changed sides.

production

Preludio 11 was filmed in Cuba in 1963. The film premiered in Havana in January 1964, had its GDR premiere on March 19, 1964 in Berlin's Colosseum and was released in GDR cinemas on March 27, 1964. On July 26, 1974, DFF 2 was first shown on television.

synchronization

role actor Voice actor
Miguel Roberto Blanco Reimar Joh.Baur
Daniela Aurora Depestre Renate Rennhack
Ravelo Carlos López Moctezuma Erhard Köster
Rico Rafael Sosa Jochen Thomas
Peña Miguel Benavides Horst Hiemer
Rodríguez Helmo Hernández Wilfried Ortmann
Barro Alejandro Lugo Hannjo Hasse
Father Léon Reynaldo Miravalles Fred Düren
Comandante Suarez Ángel Espasande Hilmar Thate
Peasant woman Olivia Alonso Anne Lässig
Pedro Iberê Cavalcanti Hans Sievers
Farmer Rafael Cervera Willi Neuenhahn

criticism

The contemporary criticism of the GDR panned the film. It contained “simple dialogues”, the material was “routinely designed…”, neither the revolutionaries nor the counter-revolutionaries were deeply drawn, said Rosemarie Rehahn in the weekly post . Even the actors themselves could not convince, except for Gerry Wolff, so Günther Simon remains profileless and "Armin Mueller-Stahl (Quintana) only has the task of showing loyalty to the revolution and a feeling of love on posters."

For the lexicon of international film , Preludio 11 was a "[moderately] staged espionage adventure against the backdrop of the Cold War."

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rosemarie Rehahn: Film Adventure Cuba . In: Wochenpost , No. 14, 1964.
  2. ↑ GA: This time just a prelude . In Der Neue Weg , March 31, 1964.
  3. ^ Preludio 11th In: Lexicon of the international film . Film service , accessed June 9, 2018 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used