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Pour le Mérite is a 1938 propaganda film produced and directed by Karl Ritter for Nazi Germany. The film follows the story of officers of the Luftstreitkräfte in the First World War who were later involved in the formation of the Luftwaffe. Pour le Mérite propagates the "stab legend", which consigns the German military defeat in World War I to an alleged treason in the homeland. At the same time, Ritter also glorifies the former fighter pilots as heroes of National Socialism.
Original Release
12/22/1938
US Release
04/07/1939
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Paul Hartmann | Rittmeister Prank |
| Herbert A.E. Böhme | Gerdes / Oberleutnant Gerdes |
| Albert Hehn | Lt. Fabian |
| Paul Otto | Maj. Wissmann |
| Fritz Kampers | Moebius |
| Josef Dahmen | Zuschlag / Unteroffizier Zuschlag |
| Willi Rose | Krause / Gefreiter Krause |
| Carsta Löck | Gerda Fabian / Gerda |
| Jutta Freybe | Isabel Prank |
| Gisela von Collande | Anna Moebius |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Paul Hartmann | Rittmeister Prank |
| Herbert A.E. Böhme | Gerdes / Oberleutnant Gerdes |
| Albert Hehn | Lt. Fabian |
| Paul Otto | Maj. Wissmann |
| Fritz Kampers | Moebius |
| Josef Dahmen | Zuschlag / Unteroffizier Zuschlag |
| Willi Rose | Krause / Gefreiter Krause |
| Carsta Löck | Gerda Fabian / Gerda |
| Jutta Freybe | Isabel Prank |
| Gisela von Collande | Anna Moebius |
| Kate Kühl | Barsängerin |
| Marina von Ditmar | Junge Französin |
| Otz Tollen | Capt. Reinwald |
| Wolfgang Staudte | Lt. Ellermann / Leutnant Ellermann |
| Clemens Hasse | Ulan |
| Walter Bluhm | Husar |
| Heinz Engelmann | Kürassier |
| Oscar Aigner | Juwelier |
| Wilhelm Althaus | Geschwaderadjutant |
| Hans Andermann | Artillerieoffizier-Beobachter |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Karl Ritter | Executive Producer |
