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Uproar in Damascus
Uproar in Damascus
	German film poster
German	Aufruhr in Damaskus
Directed by	Gustav Ucicky
Written by	Jacob Geis; Philipp Lothar Mayring; Herbert Tjadens
Produced by	Otto Lehmann
Starring	Brigitte Horney; Joachim Gottschalk; Hans Nielsen; Ernst von Klipstein
Cinematography	Paul Rischke; Oskar Schnirch
Edited by	Gertrud Hinz-Nischwitz
Music by	Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Production; company	Terra Film
Distributed by	Terra Film
Release date	8 March 1939;
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

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Uproar in Damascus (German: Aufruhr in Damaskus) is a 1939 German thriller film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Brigitte Horney, Joachim Gottschalk and Hans Nielsen. It is set during the First World War with German troops battling the Arab Revolt led by Lawrence of Arabia and the British.^[1] The film was officially honored as "artistically valuable" (künstlerisch wertvoll) and having "special political value" (staatspolitisch wertvoll).

It was made at the Marienfelde Studios in Berlin with extensive location shooting in Italian-ruled Libya, particularly around the capital Tripoli. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Böhm and Erich Czerwonski.

Cast

Brigitte Horney as Vera Niemayer
Joachim Gottschalk as Lieutenant Hans Keller
Hans Nielsen as Hauptmann Schulz
Ernst von Klipstein as Lance corporal von Elmendonck
Paul Otto as Hauptmann Lamberty
Ingolf Kuntze as Stabsarzt Bruckner
Paul Westermeier as Sergeant Kroll
Gerhard Bienert as Sergeant Lemcke
Friedrich Gnaß as Gerlach, radio operator
Ludwig Schmid-Wildy as Lachner
Adolf Fischer as Spoekmann
Willi Rose as Waitz
Hellmuth Passarge as Krohnker
Gustav Püttjer as Wolff
Erich Dunskus as Proviantmeister
Serag Meunier as Moni, Arab dealer
Claire Reigbert as head nurse
Erika Streithorst as nurse Elisa
Heinz Welzel as soldier Schulz
Franz Kossak as soldier
Jac Diehl as soldier
Kurt Mikulski as soldier
Hansjakob Gröblinghoff as soldier

References

^ Richards, Jeffrey. Visions of Yesterday. Routledge, 1973. p. 356.

External links

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[1] Richards, Jeffrey. Visions of Yesterday. Routledge, 1973. p. 356.

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-'''''Uproar in Damascus''''' (German: '''''Aufruhr in Damaskus''''') is a 1939 German [[thriller film]] directed by [[Gustav Ucicky]] and starring [[Brigitte Horney]], [[Joachim Gottschalk]] and [[Hans Nielsen (actor)|Hans Nielsen]]. It is set during the [[First World War]] with German troops battling an [[Arab]] uprising led by [[Lawrence of Arabia]] and the British.<ref>Richards p.356</ref> The film was officially honored as "artistically valuable" (''künstlerisch wertvoll'')) and having "special political value" (''staatspolitisch wertvoll'').
+'''''Uproar in Damascus''''' (German: '''''Aufruhr in Damaskus''''') is a 1939 German [[thriller film]] directed by [[Gustav Ucicky]] and starring [[Brigitte Horney]], [[Joachim Gottschalk]] and [[Hans Nielsen (actor)|Hans Nielsen]]. It is set during the [[First World War]] with German troops battling the [[Arab Revolt]] led by [[Lawrence of Arabia]] and the British.<ref>Richards, Jeffrey. ''Visions of Yesterday''. Routledge, 1973. p. 356.</ref> The film was officially honored as "artistically valuable" (''künstlerisch wertvoll'') and having "special political value" (''staatspolitisch wertvoll'').
+It was made at the [[Marienfelde Studios]] in [[Berlin]] with extensive [[location shooting]] in [[Italian Libya|Italian-ruled Libya]], particularly around the capital [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]]. The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]]s [[Karl Böhm (art director)|Karl Böhm]] and [[Erich Czerwonski]].
 ==Cast==
+{{Cast listing|
-* [[Brigitte Horney]] as Vera Niemayer
-* [[Joachim Gottschalk]] as Leutnant Hans Keller
+*[[Brigitte Horney]] as Vera Niemayer
+*[[Joachim Gottschalk]] as Lieutenant Hans Keller
-* [[Hans Nielsen (actor)|Hans Nielsen]] as Hauptmann Schulz
+*[[Hans Nielsen (actor)|Hans Nielsen]] as Hauptmann Schulz
-* [[Ernst von Klipstein]] as Gefreiter von Elmendonck
-* [[Paul Otto]] as Hauptmann Lamberty
+*[[Ernst von Klipstein]] as Lance corporal von Elmendonck
-* [[Ingolf Kuntze]] as Stabsarzt Bruckner
+*[[Paul Otto]] as Hauptmann Lamberty
-* [[Paul Westermeier]] as Unteroffizier Kroll
+*[[Ingolf Kuntze]] as Stabsarzt Bruckner
-* [[Gerhard Bienert]] as Feldwebel Lemcke
+*[[Paul Westermeier]] as Sergeant Kroll
-* [[Friedrich Gnaß]] as Funker Gerlach
+*[[Gerhard Bienert]] as Sergeant Lemcke
+*[[Friedrich Gnaß]] as Gerlach, radio operator
-* [[Ludwig Schmid-Wildy]] as Lachner
-* [[Adolf Fischer (actor)|Adolf Fischer]] as Spoekmann
+*[[Ludwig Schmid-Wildy]] as Lachner
+*[[Adolf Fischer (actor)|Adolf Fischer]] as Spoekmann
-* [[Willi Rose]] as Waitz
+*[[Willi Rose]] as Waitz
-* [[Hellmuth Passarge]] as Krohnker
+*Hellmuth Passarge as Krohnker
-* [[Gustav Püttjer]] as Wolff
+*[[Gustav Püttjer]] as Wolff
-* [[Erich Dunskus]] as Proviantmeister
+*[[Erich Dunskus]] as Proviantmeister
-* [[Serag Meunier]] as Moni, arabischer Händler
+*Serag Meunier as Moni, Arab dealer
-* [[Claire Reigbert]] as Oberschwester
+*Claire Reigbert as head nurse
-* [[Erika Streithorst]] as Krankenschwester Elisa
+*Erika Streithorst as nurse Elisa
-* [[Heinz Welzel]] as Soldat Schulz
+*[[Heinz Welzel]] as soldier Schulz
-* [[Franz Kossak]] as Soldat
+*Franz Kossak as soldier
-* [[Jac Diehl]] as Soldat
+*Jac Diehl as soldier
-* [[Kurt Mikulski]] as Soldat
+*Kurt Mikulski as soldier
-* [[Hansjakob Gröblinghoff]] as Soldat
+*Hansjakob Gröblinghoff as soldier
+}}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-==Bibliography==
-* Richards, Jeffrey. ''Visions of Yesterday''. Routledge, 1973.
 ==External links==
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