Quax the Crash Pilot
Quax the Crash Pilot (German: Quax, der Bruchpilot) is a 1941 German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Karin Himboldt and Lothar Firmans.[1] It is also sometimes translated as Quax the Test Pilot.[2] It features the popular song "Homeland, Your Stars".
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| Directed by | Kurt Hoffmann |
| Produced by | Heinz Rühmann |
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| Music by | Werner Bochmann |
| Cinematography | Heinz von Jaworsky |
| Edited by | Walter Fredersdorf |
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| Distributed by | Terra Film |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film set in the 1930s before the outbreak of the Second World War. It is based on an aviation story by Hermann Grote about an everyday man who wins a newspaper competition that offers free flying lessons. Despite initial struggles, he gradually shows himself to be a good pilot.
Much of the film was shot on location in Bavaria. It was followed by a sequel Quax in Africa which was also made during the Nazi era, but not released until 1947.
Main cast
- Heinz Rühmann as Otto "Quax" Groschenbügel
- Karin Himboldt as Marianne Bredow
- Lothar Firmans as Hansen, Fluglehrer
- Harry Liedtke as Herr Bredow
- Elga Brink as Frau Bredow
- Hilde Sessak as Adelheid
- Leo Peukert as Bürgermeister
- Georg Vogelsang as Der alte Krehlert
- Beppo Brem as Knecht Alois
- Lutz Götz as Herr Busse
- Arthur Schröder as Flugarzt
- Franz Zimmermann as Harry Peters, Flugschüler
- Kunibert Gensichen as Walter Ottermann, Flugschüler
- Manfred Heidmann as Ludwig Mommsen, Flugschüler
- Guenther Markert as Gottfried Müller, Flugschüler
- José Held as Karl Bruhn, Flugschüler
References
- Hoffmann p. 109
- Chapman p. 192
Bibliography
- Chapman, James (2008). War and Film. Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-86189-347-5.
- Hoffmann, Hilmar (1996). The Triumph of Propaganda: Film and National Socialism, 1933–1945. Translated by Broadwin, John; Berghahn, Volker R. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-122-6.
External links
- Quax the Crash Pilot at IMDb
- Quax the Crash Pilot is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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