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Set in 1919 but based on a real incident from 1906. A coal mine collapses on the frontier between Germany and France, trapping a team of French miners inside. Workers on both sides of the border spring into action, putting aside national prejudices and wartime grudges to launch a dangerous rescue op...

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Uniform Title:Kameradschaft (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Vajda, Ladislaus, 1877-1933 (Screenwriter), Lampel, Peter Martin, 1894-1965 (Screenwriter), Rappaport, Gerbert, 1908-1983 (Screenwriter), Otten, Karl, 1889-1963 (Screenwriter), Gmeyner, Anna, 1902-1991 (Screenwriter), Granach, Alexander, 1890-1945 (Actor), Kampers, Fritz (Actor), Mendaille, Daniel, 1885-1963 (Actor), Busch, Ernst, 1900-1980 (Actor), Wendt, Elisabeth, 1906-1980 (Actor), Püttjer, Gustav, 1886-1959 (Actor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:German
French
Language Notes:German or French dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2018]
Edition:Blu-ray special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 908.
Subjects:
Coal mine accidents > France > Courrières > Drama.
Rescues > France > Courrières > Drama.
Coal miners > Europe > Drama.
Reconstruction (1914-1939) > Drama.
Coal mine accidents.
Rescues.
Action and adventure films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, German.
Motion pictures, French.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
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Summary:Set in 1919 but based on a real incident from 1906. A coal mine collapses on the frontier between Germany and France, trapping a team of French miners inside. Workers on both sides of the border spring into action, putting aside national prejudices and wartime grudges to launch a dangerous rescue operation.
Item Description:Film lacks title screen and credits. Title and statement of responsibility from accompanying booklet.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1931.
2K digital restoration.
Special features: New interview with film scholar Hermann Barth on the film's production; 1988 interview with Jean Oser, featuring footage from the French version of the film; 2016 interview with film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak on the historical context of the film.
Booklet contains an essay, "War is over (if you want it)" by Luc Sante and an essay, "Courrières" by Karl Otten.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : black and white illustrations ; 17 cm)
Format:Blu-ray; region A; 4:3 full screen (1.19:1 aspect ratio); LPCM 1.0; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Fritz Arno Wagner ; editor, Jean Oser ; music, G. von Rigelius.
ISBN:9781681433950
1681433958