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Die Reiter von Deutsch-Ostafrika

1934 · 89 min

A stiff, earnest colonial war drama that plays like staged propaganda, stirring in intent but stilted and dated to watch.

Directed by
Herbert Selpin
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Sepp Rist, Ilse Stobrawa, Ludwig Gerner
Overview
German colonial soldiers fight against the British during World War I.

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Directed by
Herbert Selpin
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Sepp Rist, Ilse Stobrawa, Ludwig Gerner
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • colonialism
Places
  • countryside
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Herbert Selpin
Written by
Marie Luise Droop
Starring
Sepp Rist, Ilse Stobrawa, Ludwig Gerner, Rudolf Klicks, Peter Voß, Georg H. Schnell, Arthur Reinhardt, Louis Brody
Music
Herbert Windt
Cinematography
Emil Schünemann
Runtime
89 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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