Unter kaiserlicher Flagge

original title:
Unter kaiserlicher Flagge
other titles:
Hunting the Kaiser's Cruisers, Á la poursuite des corsaires du Kaiser
country / year of production:
Germany / 2006
original length:
2x45 min. , color
premiere:
7 October 2006, Arte
genre:
Documentary
based on:
director:
Jürgen Stumpfhaus
film script:
Jürgen Stumpfhaus
producer:
Carl-Ludwig Rettinger
cinematographer:
Thomas Bresinsky
editor:
Martin Kayser-Landwehr
composer:
Brynmor Llewelyn Jones
cast (role):
Oliver Kniffki , Olaf Stieg , Steffen Schroeder , Max Block
more:
plot synopsis:
This documentary deals with the battle fleet of the German Emperor during World War I. With the help of his fleet, the Emperor provokes the naval power Great Britain and tries to win the power on the seven seas. But then the whole German sea fleet with 2.200 men is sunk by Winston Churchills troop close to the Falkland islands. Just two ships escape. The "Dresden" and the "Emden" from then on are the most hunted ships in the seven seas. At the end they are sunk just like all the other German ships, but the crews can save their lives.
keywords:
sea-battle , escape , behind enemy lines , ambush , navy , massacre
war:
First World War (1914-1918)
literature:
Karl-Theo Beer/ Helmut Debelius. S.M.S. Emden. Hamburg: Koehler, 2001.

Uwe Greve (Hg.). Kleiner Kreuzer "Dresden". Ende bei Juan Fernandez 1915. Berlin: DBM-Media-KG, 1995.
remarks:
Part 1: The Caravan of Sailors
Part 2: The Last Ship Afloat

Homepage: http://www.militaria-house.com/kreuzer-emden.html

http://www.arte.tv/de/wissen-entdeckung/abenteuer-arte/Unter_20kaiserlicher_20Flagge/1352932.html (Making of)
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