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Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen
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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.
Cast
![Sonja Ziemann](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//naQXYSHjkKHeVCdx6iAIiqewOM6.jpg)
Sonja Ziemann
Maria Reiser
![Gunnar Möller](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nydU4g7ZM8Juf9ALNDPIgW5GsgL.jpg)
Gunnar Möller
Kurt Reiser
![Erik Schumann](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lzfcODwRM4ekjnEf9KbSAZAl5SX.jpg)
Erik Schumann
Hans Schott
![Brigitte Horney](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2itWTFX8CKozNM1PvxTbNTTE9mO.jpg)
Brigitte Horney
Generalin von Reuss
![Mady Rahl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yHO6BbJL3dzPm5xcT6MXJ9gTqFL.jpg)
Mady Rahl
Edith Marquardt
![Wolfgang Preiss](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oIWvhCWDMOeyMBBwLJIzSo4L4uN.jpg)
Wolfgang Preiss
Dr. Beck
![Erich Dunskus](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//49Rl5z4OHIK8SF639np4agXzsrA.jpg)
Erich Dunskus
Vater Marquardt
![Willy Maertens](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Willy Maertens
Vater Reiser
![Tatjana Bokan](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tatjana Bokan
Dienstmädchen Marta
![Dietmar Schönherr](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qfRHRZfuOYJAcWfJS6cve9cBbt2.jpg)
Dietmar Schönherr
Gaston
![Günter Pfitzmann](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mHRdIuDk4js0sJMysyD9p81Wv2P.jpg)
Günter Pfitzmann
Oberleutnant Dankel
![Günther Ungeheuer](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Günther Ungeheuer
Arzt
![Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4XMWUomF7JPLcWX7npdYMwZjTSh.jpg)
Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum
Funker der Gustloff
![Carl Lange](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qoLD0lXINPsWvxUeZZiz5aMKsK8.jpg)
Carl Lange
Kapitän Zahn
![Carla Hagen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yOQwXzZZc2Yd89f83BDpZu2QkPd.jpg)