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Diesel is a 1942 German biographical film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Willy Birgel, Hilde Weissner and Paul Wegener. It portrays the life of Rudolf Diesel the German inventor of the diesel engine. It was one of a series of prestigious biopics made in Nazi Germany portraying genius inventors or artists struggling against the societies in which they live. The film was based on a biography by Eugen Diesel, one of Diesel's children. The film's sets were designed by art director Erich Kettelhut.
Original Release
11/13/1942
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Willy Birgel | Rudolf Diesel |
| Hilde Weissner | Martha Diesel / Martha Diesel, seine Frau |
| Paul Wegener | Direktor Buz |
| Josef Sieber | Martin |
| Arthur Schröder | Lucian Vogel / Lucien Vogel |
| Hilde von Stolz | Frau von Lorrenz |
| Erich Ponto | Theodor Diesel |
| Werner Pledath | Prof. Linde |
| Herbert Gernot | Krumper |
| Walter Janssen | Professor Barnickel / Prof. Barnickel |
Directors
Writers
Gerhard Lamprecht, Eugen Diesel, Richard H. Riedel, Frank Thieß
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Willy Birgel | Rudolf Diesel |
| Hilde Weissner | Martha Diesel / Martha Diesel, seine Frau |
| Paul Wegener | Direktor Buz |
| Josef Sieber | Martin |
| Arthur Schröder | Lucian Vogel / Lucien Vogel |
| Hilde von Stolz | Frau von Lorrenz |
| Erich Ponto | Theodor Diesel |
| Werner Pledath | Prof. Linde |
| Herbert Gernot | Krumper |
| Walter Janssen | Professor Barnickel / Prof. Barnickel |
| Hans Schulz | Big Worker |
| Heinz Evelt | Kleiner Arbeiter |
| Heinrich Marlow | Prof. Lüders |
| Karl-Heinz Peters | Ing. Scheuermann / Ingenieur Scheuermann |
| Albert Florath | Der Arzt / Arzt |
| Otto F. Henning | Gilhausen |
| Viggo Larsen | Ein Professor |
| Hadrian Maria Netto | |
| Leo Peukert | Ein alter Schlepperkapitän / alter Schlepperkapitän |
| Hermann Pfeiffer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Richard H. Riedel | Producer |
