D III 88
5.3
103 minutes
10/25/1939
Overview
Across German screens at the outbreak of WWII streaks "DIII88: The New German Air Force Attacks", an aeronautic and maritime spectacle glorifying Hermann Goring's Luftwaffe and the spirit of the newly arisen Germany. Once war became imminent, Joseph Goebbels instructed the German film industry to initiate production of numerous militaristic projects, but DIII88 was initiated by the Propaganda Minister's rival, Goring, who commissioned several aviation pictures. DIII88 is not a war picture per se, because it takes place in peacetime, but the young, fresh-faced air aces enthusiastically look forward to the coming war. The propaganda is blatant: The only thing that matters is dedication to duty and unconditional commitment to the Fatherland.
Cast List
Christian Kayßler
as Oberleutnant Mithoff
Otto Wernicke
as Oberwerkmeister Bonicke
Heinz Welzel
as Obergefreiter Fritz Paulsen
Hermann Braun
as Obergefreiter Robert Eckhard
Heinz Engelmann
as Leutnant Frank
Paul Bildt
as Stabsarzt der Flugstaffel
Carsta Löck
as Lina
Walter Gross
as Funker
Adolf Fischer
as Gefreiter Zeissler
Horst Birr
as Monteur Hasinger
Karl Martell
as Lt. Ludwig Becker
Fritz Eberth
as Funker Lindner
Paul Otto
as General
Hans Bernuth
as Flieger
Ernst Dernburg
as Adm. beim Manöver
Erich Dunskus
as Bauer
Ilse Fürstenberg
as Bäuerin
Malte Jaeger
as 1. Funker
Ferry Reich
as 2. Funker
Josef Kamper
as Bauernknecht
Hilde Land
as Kantinenwirtin
Günther Markert
as Marineoffizier
Hans Meyer-Hanno
as Kantinenwirt
Egon Vogel
as Sanitäter
Eduard von Winterstein
as Landarzt
Wolfgang Staudte
as Marineoffizier
Theo Brandt
as Fliegeroffizier