Germany / Nov 07, 1957 / East Germany
Polonia-Express (1957)
Directed by Kurt Jung-Alsen
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1h 15min
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5.0/10
Plot
Railway employee Fritz Marr is not regarded well by his superiors. It is the year 1920, and trains regularly pass the railway hub of Erfurt to the East to secretly transport weapons for the fight against the young Soviet Union. Marr knows about this and wants to mobilise other workers to stop these illegal deliveries. To muzzle him, Marr is relocated to a remote rail work construction site.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Hans Wehrl | older worker |
| Waldemar Pottier | observer |
| Harry Gillmann | Riemer |
| Hans W. Hamacher | von Ulmer |
| Jochen Thomas | Basstreter |
| Gerd Biewer | french officer |
| Horst Lommatzsch | estate inspector |
| Wilhelm Gröhl | bourgeois |
| Horst Kube | Ernst Kölling |
| Erik S. Klein | lieutenant |
| Fritz Ernst Fechner | 1. Worker |
| Erich Mirek | 2. Worker |
| Paul Pfingst | 3. Worker |
| Gerry Wolff | french soldier |
| Charlotte Küter | frau Riemer |
| Hans Flössel | doctor |
| Editha Horn | Ralow's secretary |
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| Willi Endresser | railwayman |
| Waldemar Potier | observer |
| Herbert Rüdiger | worker from RAW |
| Siegfried Fomm | Police captain |
| Günther Ballier | Riemer's doctor |
| Hans-Joachim Hegewald | Truck driver |
| Georg-Michael Wagner | clerk |
| Dieter Perlwitz | young blond worker |
| Egon Vogel | dispatcher |
| Oswald Foerderer | Constable |
| Hans-Jürgen Degenhardt | railway worker in the signal box |
| Gertrud-Elisabeth Zillmer | Lehnert's secretary |
| Erich Braun | railwayman |
| Ilse Bastubbe | dancer |
| Hartmut Reck | Worker |
| Karl-Heinz Weiss | worker |
| Ralf Bregazzi | french soldier |
| Gerhard Einert | french soldier |
| Hans Ulrich Laufer | french soldier |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Polonia-Express |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | East Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme |
| Release date | 7 novembre 1957 |
| Writer | Frank Beyer, Kurt Jung-Alsen, Otto Kühne |
| Editing | Ruth Moegelin |
| Cinematography | Walter Fehdmer |
| Assistant directors | Kurt Jung-Alsen |
| Camera operators | Walter Fehdmer |
| Additional photography | Walter Fehdmer |
| Production design | Willy Schiller |
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| Art direction | Willy Schiller |
| Set decoration | Willy Schiller |
| Music | Joachim Werzlau, Erich Schmidt |
| Sound | Joachim Werzlau, Erich Schmidt |
| Costume design | Rosemarie Wandelt |
| Makeup | Rosemarie Wandelt |
| Hairstyling | Rosemarie Wandelt |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / Mar 02, 1959
TV
Germany / Jan 01, 1958 / West Germany
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