''Dr. Ahrendt's Decision'' () is an
East German
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally vie ...
black-and-white film
Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white to produce a range of achromatic brightnesses of grey. It is also known as greyscale in technical settings.
Media
The history of various visual media began with black and white, a ...
, directed by Frank Vogel. It was released in 1960.
Plot
Dr. Ahrendt has developed a new type of iron smelter. When his invention fails to produce the required results, he begins to doubt himself, and is even considered as a liar by some. However, the workers in the factory are determined to achieve the goals set forth, and together with the scientist they manage to prove that the machine can be used as planned.
Cast
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Johannes Arpe
Johannes Arpe (29 July 1897 – 3 October 1962) was a German actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1953 to 1962.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1897 births
1962 deaths
German male film actors
20t ...
as Dr. Heinrich Ahrendt
* Rudolf Ulrich as Martin Kröger
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Willi Schrade as Andreas Morgner
* Erika Radtke as Gisela Ahrendt
* Josef Stauder as Karl Szepinski
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Fritz Diez
Fritz Diez (27 February 1901 – 19 October 1979) was a German actor, producer, director and theater manager.
Biography
Early life
Diez's mother was a servant, and raised her three children alone. To support his family, the child began working ...
as Scholz
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Gisela May
Gisela May (31 May 1924 – 2 December 2016) was a German actress and singer.
Early life
May was born in Wetzlar, Germany. Both her mother, Kate May, and her father, Ferdinand May, were writers. She studied at the drama school in Leipzig from 19 ...
as Mrs. Kröger
* Fritz H. Kirchhoff as Dr. Maurer
* Paul Streckfuß as Kurt
* Werner Lierck as Rudi
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Hans Klering
Hans Karl Klering (8 November 1906 – 30 October 1988) was a German actor, director, voice actor, graphic designer and author. He joined the Communist Party and went into exile in the Soviet Union in 1931, returning to Germany in 1945. In 1946, h ...
as Franz
* Roman Silberstein as Ede
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Helga Göring
Helga Göring (1922–2010) was a German stage actor, stage, television actor, television and film actress.Brockmann p.247
Selected filmography
* ''Castles and Cottages'' (1957)
* ''Two Mothers (1921 film), Two Mothers'' (1957)
* ''Sheriff Teddy' ...
as Irma
* Hans Hardt-Hardtloff as Erwin
* Hans Flössel as Musner
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Siegfried Weiß
Siegfried Weiss (18 April 1906 – 8 October 1989) was an East German actor.
Biography
Weiss made his artistic debut on the stage of the Halberstadt Theater, at 1924. He continued his career in the theaters of Lübeck, Königsberg, Magdeburg, Le ...
as Kripphahn
Production
The film was one of the so-called "mission films", commissioned in great number by the East German government during the late 1950s and the early 1960s, that were intended to promote distinct political aims. ''Dr. Ahrendt's Decision'' was meant to set an ideal model for behavior and attitude for the industrial workers.
Reception
Heinz Kersten wrote that the film resembled Socialist Realist pictures, and was intended to promote the economical aspirations of East Germany, by motivating the populace to work harder.
Marianne Lange noted that ''Dr. Ahrendt's Decision'' portrayed the transformation of simple workers to ambitious, skilled labor. The West German film service regarded it as "boring propaganda".
Die Entscheidung des Dr. Ahrendt
' on Zweitausendundeins.de.
References
External links
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Die Entscheidung des Dr. Ahrendt' on PROGRESS' website.
1960 films
East German films
1960s German-language films
German black-and-white films
1960s German films
Films scored by Gerhard Wohlgemuth
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