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Rottenknechte

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Rottenknechte
Scene from Rottenknechte
GenreHistorical drama
Written byFrank Beyer
Klaus Poche
Gerhard Stueber
Directed byFrank Beyer
ComposerKarl-Ernst Sasse
Country of originEast Germany
Original languageGerman
No. of episodes5
Production
EditorHildegard Conrad-Nöller
Camera setupGünter Marczinkowsky
Running time340 minutes (60/63/74/83/60)
Production companyDEFA for Deutscher Fernsehfunk
Original release
Release8 January (1971-01-08) –
16 January 1971 (1971-01-16)

Rottenknechte is a 1971 East German five-part television film directed by Frank Beyer. The first part premiered on 8 January 1971 on the East German public channel DFF1, with the other four parts being shown in the same month. The film concentrates on the last days of the Kriegsmarine, the navy of Nazi Germany during World War II. The title derives from the nickname of the junior of two commanding officers in a pair (Rotte) of submarines. The leader is the Rottenführer ("pair leader"), and his subordinate is the Rottenknecht ("pair servant").[1]

References

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  1. ^ Frackman, Kyle; Stewart, Faye (13 June 2018). Gender and Sexuality in East German Film: Intimacy and Alienation. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 9781571139924 – via Google Books.
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