People with Wings (1960)
2h 1m
Running Time
August 24, 1960Release Date
Plot.
This film continues the story of radio operator Ludwig Bartuschek from “The Sailor’s Song”. Near the end of the Weimar Republic, Bartuschek (Erwin Geschonneck) is working as a mechanic in the Sperber airplane plant. Director Dehringer offers him the opportunity to train as an airplane constructor if he is willing to give up his communist beliefs under oath. Bartuschek will not allow himself to be bought and instead joins the underground resistance movement.
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Details.
Release DateAugust 24, 1960
Original NameLeute mit Flügeln
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 1m
Genres
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Wiki.
Konrad Wolf made a film called People with wings. The aircraft project is the focus of the present action. The air forces of the National People's Army were also involved in the production. People with wings didn't come to the performance after the construction project was stopped after the premiere of the film. There are many flashbacks into the years 1933, 1936, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1954 and 1958 during the present-day framework action. The premiere took place in Berlin. The film was shown in the cinemas of the GDR.