D III 88

The story

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.

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D III 88

1939

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Cast

C Christian KayßlerOberleutnant Mithoff O Otto WernickeOberwerkmeister Bonicke H Heinz WelzelObergefreiter Fritz Paulsen H Hermann BraunObergefreiter Robert Eckhard H Heinz EngelmannLeutnant Frank P Paul BildtStabsarzt der Flugstaffel C Carsta LöckLina W Walter GrossFunker A Adolf FischerGefreiter Zeissler H Horst BirrMonteur Hasinger K Karl MartellLt. Ludwig Becker F Fritz EberthFunker Lindner

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P Paul OttoGeneral H Hans BernuthFlieger E Ernst DernburgAdm. beim Manöver E Erich DunskusBauer I Ilse FürstenbergBäuerin M Malte Jaeger1. Funker F Ferry Reich2. Funker J Josef KamperBauernknecht H Hilde LandKantinenwirtin G Günther MarkertMarineoffizier H Hans Meyer-HannoKantinenwirt E Egon VogelSanitäter E Eduard von WintersteinLandarzt W Wolfgang StaudteMarineoffizier T Theo BrandtFliegeroffizier