U-9 Weddigen

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U-9 Weddigen
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Directed by Heinz Paul
Written by Willy Rath
Produced by Hanns Otto
Starring
Cinematography Willy Goldberger
Production
company
Johannisthaler Filmanstalten
Release date
5 May 1927
CountryGermany
Languages

U-9 Weddigen is a 1927 German silent war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Carl de Vogt, Mathilde Sussin and Fritz Alberti. The film is based on the exploits of the submarine SM U-9 under the command of Otto Weddigen during the First World War. [1] It is similar in theme to the previous year's Our Emden , which also depicted the Imperial German Navy in heroic terms.

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It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Machus and Franz Schroedter.

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  1. Kester, pp. 176-77

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