Goal in the clouds
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Goal in the clouds |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1938 |
| length | 99 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Wolfgang Liebeneiner |
| script | Philipp Lothar Mayring , Eberhard Frowein |
| production | Alfred Greven |
| music | Wolfgang Zeller |
| camera | Hans Schneeberger , Eberhard von der Heiden |
| cut | Helmuth Schönnenbeck |
| occupation | |
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Ziel in den Wolken is a German film by director Wolfgang Liebeneiner from 1938. It was based on the novel Das Ziel in den Wolken by Hans Rabl.
action
Germany in 1909: First Lieutenant Walter von Suhr is pursuing a career in the military and is about to marry Tilde von Grävenitz, the daughter of the district president of Potsdam. When visiting the First International Flight Week in Johannisthal , Walter is enthusiastic about aviation and wants to become a pilot himself. He sees the future in aviation, especially for the military. He is denied special leave for pilot training. He therefore quits his military service in order to develop a reliable combat aircraft together with the locksmith Ewald Menzel. Neither his parents nor those of his bride are enthusiastic about these plans. However, his bride Tilde sticks to him.
At the Johannisthal airfield , he has to deal with competitors and find financial backers. A good friend has a fatal accident. But in the end, von Suhr can prove his skills.
production
Historical footage is also used in the film. The German aviation pioneer Hans Grade plays himself.
criticism
"Propagandist film about the beginnings of military aviation."
See also
Web links
- The aim in the clouds in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Aim in the clouds at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Destination in the clouds on the Murnau Foundation website ( memento from April 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on April 7, 2016