Anflug Alpha 1

Jun 24, 1971

1h 34m

★ 9.0

Overview

Experiences and problems of an air squadron: Commander Milan has reached the age limit for pilots and must come to terms with the fact that he will have to give up flying from now on. Lieutenant Lenz loses control of the plane during a flight and is seriously injured during the parachute rescue, in the worst case scenario he remains paralyzed. He doesn't want to tie his girlfriend Anka to him, but she sticks by him. Young Kullas comes into the squadron to replace Lenz. His predecessor's accident makes him afraid and he tries to find out what courage means to him. Lieutenant Herzog loves the teacher Sigrid. She returns his love, but it is difficult for her to choose a "hero" once again. Two years earlier, her husband was killed defusing a bomb. But Herzog does not want to give up his job. The fifth, Captain Wendland, is a party secretary. He takes flying just as seriously as his concern for his comrades.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

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Cast

Major Thomas Milan

Alfred Müller

Hauptmann Helmut Wendland

Stefan Lisewski

Leutnant Dieter Lenz

Klaus-Peter Thiele

Unterleutnant Jochen Kullas

Ingolf Gorges

Oberleutnant Roland Herzog

Peter Aust

Sigrid Sebald, Lehrerin

Monika Gabriel

Anka Eisenfeld, Studentin

Regina Beyer

General Georg Brembach

Horst Schön

General Igor Arkatow

Michail Alexandrowitsch Uljanow

Oberstleutnant Riedel, Kommandeur des Jagdgeschwaders

Jürgen Frohriep

Staffelkommandeur Schrade

Werner Lierck

Kullas senior

Helmut Müller-Lankow

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