Der Stern von Afrika (1957)Der Stern von Afrika (1957)iMDB Rating: 6.3
Date Released : 26 June 1959
Genre : Drama, War
Stars : Joachim Hansen, Marianne Koch, Hansjörg Felmy, Horst Frank
Movie Quality : BRrip
Format : MKV
Size : 870 MB

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Biographic Movie of the German fighter ace, who was killed in a plane crash after over 150 kills in North Africa.

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Review :

As empty as the African sky

I watched this film right after a screening of Käutner's "Grosse Freiheit Nr 7", which premiered in December 1944. And suddenly I realized, what it is that makes Käutner's film a true masterpiece: "Star of Africa", even though a "war" film, lacks the atmosphere of war totally. It is a superfluous, totally empty film with nothing much in it to recommend it. "Grosse Feiheit", which doesn't show a single swastika (neither does "Star of Africa" to that matter) is nevertheless shrouded heavily into that special gloomy mood, which tells us that there is a REAL war out there, a war that is soon to be lost for good; and that's what makes one film tense and bitterly sad, while the other film, though heavy with air fights, battlefield situations and actual footage (thrown quite pointlessly here and there), is reminiscent of a fifties TV show.

This film (both English dubbed and subtitled version) can be ordered from International Historic Films.

1957

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Der Stern von Afrika (1957)Der Stern von Afrika (1957)iMDB Rating: 6.3
Date Released : 26 June 1959
Genre : Drama, War
Stars : Joachim Hansen, Marianne Koch, Hansjörg Felmy, Horst Frank
Movie Quality : BRrip
Format : MKV
Size : 870 MB

Download Trailer Subtitle

Biographic Movie of the German fighter ace, who was killed in a plane crash after over 150 kills in North Africa.

Watch Der Stern von Afrika Trailer :

Review :

As empty as the African sky

I watched this film right after a screening of Käutner's "Grosse Freiheit Nr 7", which premiered in December 1944. And suddenly I realized, what it is that makes Käutner's film a true masterpiece: "Star of Africa", even though a "war" film, lacks the atmosphere of war totally. It is a superfluous, totally empty film with nothing much in it to recommend it. "Grosse Feiheit", which doesn't show a single swastika (neither does "Star of Africa" to that matter) is nevertheless shrouded heavily into that special gloomy mood, which tells us that there is a REAL war out there, a war that is soon to be lost for good; and that's what makes one film tense and bitterly sad, while the other film, though heavy with air fights, battlefield situations and actual footage (thrown quite pointlessly here and there), is reminiscent of a fifties TV show.

This film (both English dubbed and subtitled version) can be ordered from International Historic Films.

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