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| Directed by | Gerhard Lamprecht |
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| Based on | Diesel: Der Mensch, Das Werk, Das Schicksal by Eugen Diesel |
| Produced by | Richard H. Riedel |
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| Cinematography | Georg Krause |
| Edited by | Wolfgang Wehrum |
| Music by | Hans-Otto Borgmann |
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| Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Language | German |
| Budget | 2,349,000 ℛ︁ℳ︁ |
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Diesel is a 1942 German biographical film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Willy Birgel, Hilde Weissner, and Paul Wegener. It portrays the life of Rudolf Diesel, the German inventor of the diesel engine. [1] It was one of a series of prestigious biopics made in Nazi Germany portraying genius inventors or artists struggling against the societies in which they live. The film was based on a biography by Eugen Diesel, one of Diesel's children.
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It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by art director Erich Kettelhut. Made on a large budget of 2,349,000 ℛ︁ℳ︁, the film was a popular box office success and recouped its production costs.
