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''Men Without a Fatherland'' () is a 1937 German
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Herbert Maisch Herbert Maisch (born 10 December 1890in Nürtingen, Württemberg, died 10 October 1974 in Köln) was a German film director. Selected filmography * ''The Royal Waltz (1935 film), The Royal Waltz'' (1935) * ''Boccaccio (1936 film), Boccaccio'' (19 ...
and starring
Willy Fritsch Willy Fritsch (Wilhelm Egon Fritz, 27 January 1901 – 13 July 1973) was a German theatre and film actor, a popular leading man and character actor from the silent-film era to the early 1960s. Biography Early life He was born Wilhelm Egon Fritz ...
,
Maria von Tasnady Maria von Tasnady (16 November 1911 – 16 March 2001) was a Hungarian singer, stage and film actress. She was born as Mária Tasnádi Fekete and used a variety of other professional names including Maria De Tasnady during her career. Von Tasna ...
and
Willy Birgel Willy Birgel (19 September 1891 – 29 December 1973), born Wilhelm Maria Birgel, was a Germans, German theatre and film actor. Career Birgel began his acting career before World War I on the stage in his native city of Cologne, and came to mo ...
.Richards p. 371 The film's sets were designed by the
art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
Erich Kettelhut Erich Karl Heinrich Kettelhut (1 November 1893 – 13 March 1979) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. Kettelhut is considered one of the most important artists in the history of early German cinema, mainly for his s ...
.


Synopsis

In
Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
at the end of the
First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
, a group of
Freikorps (, "Free Corps" or "Volunteer Corps") were irregular German and other European paramilitary volunteer units that existed from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. They effectively fought as mercenaries or private military companies, rega ...
battle against an attempted takeover of the
Baltic States The Baltic states or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term encompassing Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, and the OECD. The three sovereign states on the eastern co ...
by
Communist Communism () is a sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology within the socialist movement, whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered on common ownership of the means of production, di ...
forces.


Cast

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Willy Fritsch Willy Fritsch (Wilhelm Egon Fritz, 27 January 1901 – 13 July 1973) was a German theatre and film actor, a popular leading man and character actor from the silent-film era to the early 1960s. Biography Early life He was born Wilhelm Egon Fritz ...
as Oberleutnant Maltzach *
Maria von Tasnady Maria von Tasnady (16 November 1911 – 16 March 2001) was a Hungarian singer, stage and film actress. She was born as Mária Tasnádi Fekete and used a variety of other professional names including Maria De Tasnady during her career. Von Tasna ...
as Irene Marellus *
Willy Birgel Willy Birgel (19 September 1891 – 29 December 1973), born Wilhelm Maria Birgel, was a Germans, German theatre and film actor. Career Birgel began his acting career before World War I on the stage in his native city of Cologne, and came to mo ...
as Baron Falen * Grethe Weiser as Jewa - Chansonette *
Siegfried Schürenberg Siegfried Schürenberg (12 January 1900 – 31 August 1993) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1933 and 1974. He was born in Detmold, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany in 1993, at age 93. Although he never p ...
as Hauptmann Angermann * Werner Stock as Leutnant Berndt *
Erich Dunskus Erich Adolf Dunskus (27 July 1890 – 25 November 1967) was a German film actor. He appeared in 170 films between 1927 and 1966. He was born in Pillkallen, East Prussia East Prussia was a Provinces of Prussia, province of the Kingdom o ...
as Steputat - Unteroffizier *
Josef Sieber Josef Sieber (28 April 1900 – 3 December 1962) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' Pappi'' (1934) * ''Punks Arrives from America'' (1935) * ''Joan of Arc'' (1935) * ''The Gypsy Baron'' (1935) * '' The Last Four on Santa Cruz'' (1 ...
as Pleikies - Bursche *
Willi Schaeffers Willi Schaeffers (1884–1962) was a German film actor and cabaret performer.Jelavich p.246 Selected filmography * ''The Blue Mouse (1913 film), The Blue Mouse'' (1913) * ''A Blackmailer's Trick'' (1921) * ''Nameless Woman'' (1927) * ''The Street ...
as Soykas - Landesrat * Nicolas Koline as Diener Stepan * Luis Rainer as Wolynski *
Aribert Grimmer Aribert () is a Germanic given name, from ''hari'' ("host") and '' beraht'' ("bright"). Notable people with the given name include: * Aribert (archbishop of Milan) (between 970 and 980–1045), archbishop of Milan * Prince Aribert of Anhalt (1866 ...
as Bauer Rauta *
Lissy Arna Lissy Arna (born Elisabeth Arndt, 20 December 1900 – 22 January 1964) was a German film actress. She appeared in 63 films between 1918 and 1962. She starred in the 1931 film '' The Squeaker'', which was directed by Martin Frič and Karel L ...
as Mila Wentos *
Hans Stiebner Hans Stiebner (19 November 1898 – 27 March 1958) was a German actor. Steibner was born in Vetschau, Germany as Hans Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Paul Stiebner. He died in 1958 in Baden-Baden, West Germany. Selected filmography * '' The Grand Duk ...
as Kigull * Maria Loja as Orla, Wirtin * Traute Baumbach as Maruschka, ein russisches Bauernmädel * Tamara Höcker as Ein kommunistisches Bauernmädel *
Valy Arnheim Valy Arnheim (born Valentin Theodor Woldemar Appel; 8 June 1883 – 11 November 1950) was a German film actor and director. Selected filmography * '' Lightning Command'' (1921) * '' Anne-Liese of Dessau'' (1925) * '' Harry Hill's Deadly Hunt'' ( ...
as Ein russischer Kommandeur *
Jur Arten Jur or JUR may refer to: * Jur, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran * Jur River, in South Sudan * Jurien Bay Airport (IATA: JUR), in Western Australia * Jurong East MRT station Jurong East MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Trans ...
as Ein russischer Offizier * Boris Alekin as Ein Kellner im 'Sarasan' * Johannes Bergfeldt as Ein russischer Offizier * Zlatan Kasherov * Werner Kepich as Ein russischer Agent * Herbert Klatt as Ein Soldat der Kompanie Maltzach * Karl Meixner as Ein Aufwiegler * Hermann Meyer-Falkow * Hans Meyer-Hanno * Erich Nadler as Ein russischer Agent * Hellmuth Passarge as Ein Soldat der Kompanie Maltzach *
Gustav Püttjer Gustav Püttjer (15 May 1886 – 11 August 1959) was a German film actor who appeared in around 150 feature films between 1927 and 1959. He largely played character actor, character parts. After the Second World War he settled in East Germany appe ...
* Arthur Reinhardt as Ein Soldat der Kompanie Maltzach * Jakob Sinn as Zweiter Unteroffizier der Kompanie Maltzach * Theo Stolzenberg as Popott - Besitzer des Tanzlokals 'Sarasan' * Albert Venohr as Emmi de Néve * Hugo Gau-Hamm *
Alexander Golling Alexander Golling (August 2, 1905 – February 26, 1989) was a German actor. Golling was a member of the Nazi Party.Hervé Dumont, ''Robert Siodmak: le maître du film noir'', L'Age D'Homme, 1981, p. 294 Selected filmography * ''Der stählerne ...
as Ischnikoff * Kai Möller as Ein Soldat der Kompanie Maltzach * Walter Raat-Kraatz * Hans Sobierayski as Ein Kapellmeister * Anny von Bornsdorf


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* 1937 films Films of Nazi Germany German drama films 1937 drama films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Herbert Maisch Films with screenplays by Ernst von Salomon German black-and-white films Films set in Latvia Russian Civil War films Films set in 1919 UFA GmbH films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub