Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen
1960, German. Directed by Frank Wisbar.
The film depicts the first month of 1945 when the Russian Red Army broke into the eastern part of Germany and forced millions of civilians to flee in the coldest of winter. While the Russians invaded Ostpreussen hundred of thousands of civilians were evacuated by ships. Gotenhafen was the last open port and ships left the town almost by the minute, overloaded by refugees. One of the last ships to leave Gotenhafen was the 'Wilhelm Gustloff', a former 'Kraft durch Freude' pleasure cruiser designed for 1000 passengers. Until today it is unknown how many people were on board but it is said to be around 10.000. The ship sunk without a trace and only a handful of people survived this hellish nightmare.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Frank WisbarDirector
- Sonja ZiemannMaria Reiser
- Gunnar MöllerKurt Reiser
- Erik SchumannHans Schott
- Brigitte HorneyGeneralin von Reuss
- Mady RahlEdith Marquardt
- Wolfgang PreissDr. Beck
- Erich DunskusVater Marquardt
- Willy MaertensVater Reiser
- Tatjana BokanDienstmädchen Marta
- Dietmar SchönherrGaston
- Günter PfitzmannOberleutnant Dankel
- Günther UngeheuerArzt
Details
- Released
- 25 February 1960
- Original title
- Nacht fiel über Gotenhafen
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Frank Wisbar, Victor Schuller
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Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 February 1960. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen?
Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen (1960) was directed by Frank Wisbar and stars Sonja Ziemann, Gunnar Möller, Erik Schumann.