Stoßtrupp 1917 (1934)

Directed by: Ludwig Schmid-Wildy      

Hans Zöberlein

Produced by: Franz Adam, Alfred Oberlindober, Franz Geretshauser      

Written by: Hans Zöberlein - (novel)

Hans Zöberlein - (manuscript and screenplay)

Franz Adam - (manuscript and screenplay)

Marian Kolb - (manuscript and screenplay)

Cinematography: Franz Bertl Seyr, Josef Wirsching, Carl Dittmann, Karl Hasselmann, Ludwig Zahn, Josef Wirsching

Edited by: Else Baum, Martha Dübber, Carl Otto Bartning

Sound: Eugen Hrich, Siegfried Schulz

Distributed by: Arya-Film GmbH (München - Berlin)

Release dates: 1934

Running time: 118 min

Country: Germany

Language: German

Starring:

Ludwig Schmid-Wildy: Hans Steinbauer

Beppo Brem: Girgl

Toni Eggert: Toni

Max Zankl: Heiner

Hans Pössenbacher: Anderl

Karl Hanft: Martl

Heinz Evelt: Max

Hans Erich Pfleger: Karl + Capitaine

Georg Emmerling: Gustl

Albert Penzkofer: The Sergeant

Ludwig Ten Cloot: The Company Commander

Hans Schaudinn: The Sergeant

Hans Franz Pokorny: The Major

Harry Hertzsch: The Lieutenant

Matthias Olschinsky: The General

Eberhard Kreysern: The Staff Major

Leopold Kerscher: The Operator

Peter Labertouche: The English

Plot:

Shock Troop (German title: Stoßtrupp 1917) is a 1934 German war film directed by Hans Zöberlein and starring Ludwig Schmid-Wildy, Beppo Brem and Max Zankl. It was based on the novel “Der Glaube an Deutschland” by Hans Zöberlein.

This film is intended to convey the experiences of frontline soldiers. The events experienced by the assault troops in this film show what millions of soldiers in the First World War went through, from the privations to the miracles carried out by heroic courage and the sense of sacrifices made to accomplish their tasks. Nothing in war is glossed over in this film. The film clearly shows how modern warfare in the early 20th Century took place. Artillery barrage and trench warfare accompany the film from the first to the last scene. And it was the frontline soldier who had to deal with this for four long years.