People with Wings
People with Wings

People with Wings

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1960
2h 1m
5.0(4 votes)
Drama
War

Overview

This film continues the story of radio operator Ludwig Bartuschek from “The Sailor’s Song”. Near the end of the Weimar Republic, Bartuschek (Erwin Geschonneck) is working as a mechanic in the Sperber airplane plant. Director Dehringer offers him the opportunity to train as an airplane constructor if he is willing to give up his communist beliefs under oath. Bartuschek will not allow himself to be bought and instead joins the underground resistance movement.

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Cast & Crew

37 members
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Erwin Geschonneck

Bartuscheck

Erwin Geschonneck
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Wilhelm Koch-Hooge

Dr. Lampert

Wilhelm Koch-Hooge
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Hilmar Thate

Henne

Hilmar Thate
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Franz Kutschera

Dr. Dehringer

Franz Kutschera
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Rosita Fernandez

Ines

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Otto Dierichs

Dr. Klinger

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Fred Mahr

Friedrich

Fred Mahr
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Mathilde Danegger

Mutter Friedrich

Mathilde Danegger
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Brigitte Krause

Betty Bartuscheck

Brigitte Krause
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Friedrich Teitge

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Sabine Thalbach

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Sabine Thalbach
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Erik S. Klein

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Erik S. Klein
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Albert Hetterle

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Albert Hetterle
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Gert Andreae

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Jochen Diestelmann

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Jochen Diestelmann
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Hannjo Hasse

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Hannjo Hasse
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Dietrich Körner

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Dietrich Körner
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Manfred Krug

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Manfred Krug
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Willi Neuenhahn

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Gerhard Vogt

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Otto Krone

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Horst Koch

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Doris Thalmer

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Doris Thalmer
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William Gade

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Erich Brauer

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Erich Brauer
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Wilhelm Burmeier

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Wilhelm Burmeier
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Norbert Christian

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Norbert Christian
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Hans Flössel

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Paul Funk

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Wolfgang Kalweit

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Else Korén

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Hans Ulrich Laufer

Zweiter Condor-Unteroffizier

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Betty Loewen

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Frank Michelis

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Werner Senftleben

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Werner Senftleben
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Karl-Heinz Weiss

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Albert Zahn

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