''Men Without a Fatherland'' (german: Menschen ohne Vaterland) is a 1937 German

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directed by Herbert Maisch and starring

Willy Fritsch Willy Fritsch (27 January 1901 – 13 July 1973) was a German theater 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 Fritsch, the only s ...

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 Tasn ...

and

Willy Birgel Willy Birgel (19 September 1891 – 29 December 1973), born Wilhelm Maria Birgel, was a 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 movies rath ...

.Richards p. 371 The film's sets were designed by the art director

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 se ...

. In

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

at the end of the

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, a group of

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battle against an attempted takeover of the

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forces.

Cast

as Oberleutnant Maltzach *

as Irene Marellus *

as Baron Falen *

Grethe Weiser Grethe Weiser (; 27 February 1903 – 2 October 1970) was a German actress. Biography Born in Hanover, she spent her childhood in Dresden. She escaped from her dominant and sometimes violent father by marrying a Jewish confectionery manufactu ...

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 Werner Bruno Wilhelm Hermann Stock (20 October 1903 – 30 April 1972) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 130 films and television shows between 1932 and 1971. Selected filmography * ''Spoiling the Game'' (1932) * ''Decoy'' (1934 ...

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 and died in Hagen, Germany. Selected filmography * '' The King of Par ...

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) * ''A Blackmailer's Trick'' (1921) * ''Nameless Woman'' (1927) * '' The Street Song'' (1931) * ''Kiki'' ( ...

as Soykas - Landesrat *

Nicolas Koline Nicolas Koline (1878–1973) was a Russian stage and film actor. He established himself in Russia as a stage performer with the Moscow Art Theatre. He emigrated from Russia after the October Revolution of 1917 and came to France with La Chauve-S ...

as Diener Stepan * Luis Rainer as Wolynski *

Aribert Grimmer Aribert ( it, Ariberto) is a Germanic given name, from ''hari'' ("host") and '' beraht'' ("bright"). It may refer to: *Aribert (archbishop of Milan) * Prince Aribert of Anhalt (1866–1933), regent of Anhalt * Aribert Heim (1914–1992), Austrian S ...

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 Maria Loja (1890–1953) was a German stage and film actress.Giesen p.197 Selected filmography * ''What Am I Without You'' (1934) * ''Adventure on the Southern Express'' (1934) * ''The Grand Duke's Finances'' (1934) * ''What Am I Without You'' ...

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'' (1 ...

as Ein russischer Kommandeur *

Jur Arten Jur may refer to: * Jur, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran * Jur River, in Africa * Jur language (ISO 639-3: lwo), spoken in South Sudan * Jurien Bay Airport, in Australia * Jurong East MRT station (MRT station abbreviation), in Jurong Ea ...

as Ein russischer Offizier * Boris Alekin as Ein Kellner im 'Sarasan' *

Johannes Bergfeldt Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, '' Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Ye ...

as Ein russischer Offizier * Zlatan Kasherov *

Werner Kepich Werner may refer to: People * Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name Fictional characters * Werner (comics), a German comic book character * Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Ra ...

as Ein russischer Agent *

Herbert Klatt Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert ...

as Ein Soldat der Kompanie Maltzach * Karl Meixner as Ein Aufwiegler * Hermann Meyer-Falkow * Hans Meyer-Hanno *

Erich Nadler The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ...

as Ein russischer Agent *

Hellmuth Passarge Hellmuth is both a masculine German given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name: * Hellmuth Heye (1895–1970), German admiral and politician * Hellmuth Hirth (1886–1938), German engineer who founded engine manufact ...

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 parts. After the Second World War he settled in East Germany appearing in the fi ...

Arthur Reinhardt Arthur Reinhardt (17 April 1893 – 16 December 1973) was a German actor. Kay Weniger: ''Das große Personenlexikon des Films'', Bd. 6., N - R : Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan, Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag, Berlin 2001, He appeared in more than sixty ...

as Ein Soldat der Kompanie Maltzach *

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as Zweiter Unteroffizier der Kompanie Maltzach *

Theo Stolzenberg Theo is a given name and a hypocorism. Greek origin Many names beginning with the root "Theo-" derive from the Ancient Greek word ''theos'' (''θεός''), which means god, for example: *Feminine names: Thea, Theodora, Theodosia, Theophania, ...

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 Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born ...

Hans Sobierayski Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...

as Ein Kapellmeister *

Anny von Bornsdorf Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the el, Ἄννα and the Hebrew name Hannah ( he, italic=yes, חַנָּה Ḥannāh), meaning "favour" or "grace" or "beautiful". Anna is in wide use in countries across the world as are i ...

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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