Hell on Earth (1931 film)
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Hell on Earth is a 1931 German film directed by Victor Trivas.
The film is also known as No Man's Land in France
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A ruined house is found by a soldier stranded between the lines who discovers an injured man trapped beneath some woodwork in the basement. The man has no uniform and is rescued by two men who we finally realise are from different sides. The injured man cannot speak and is helped by the other two. They try to leave and return to their own lines but are fired upone by both sides and so return to the shelter of the basement.
Eventually more soldiers find the safe haven in between all the firing and death with the credits listing the characters as The Englishman, The Frenchman, The Russian Jew, The Vaudevillian and The German. The storyline follows the arguments and discussions and ends with them marching out together with a final commentary declaring the sentiment of peace
"Marching forward. Defying their common enemy - WAR."
The film is also known as No Man's Land in France
France
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Plot summary
The film centres around a dugout, formed from a basement, in no-mans land between the trenches and forward lines during the First World War.A ruined house is found by a soldier stranded between the lines who discovers an injured man trapped beneath some woodwork in the basement. The man has no uniform and is rescued by two men who we finally realise are from different sides. The injured man cannot speak and is helped by the other two. They try to leave and return to their own lines but are fired upone by both sides and so return to the shelter of the basement.
Eventually more soldiers find the safe haven in between all the firing and death with the credits listing the characters as The Englishman, The Frenchman, The Russian Jew, The Vaudevillian and The German. The storyline follows the arguments and discussions and ends with them marching out together with a final commentary declaring the sentiment of peace
"Marching forward. Defying their common enemy - WAR."
Cast
- Ernst BuschErnst Busch (actor)Ernst Busch was a German singer and actor.Busch first rose to prominence as an interpreter of political songs, particularly those of Kurt Tucholsky, in the Berlin Kabarett scene of the 1920s...
as Ernst Kohler - Vladimir SokoloffVladimir Sokoloff-Biography:Sokoloff was born in Moscow, Russia. He became an actor and assistant director with the Moscow Art Theatre, before emigrating to Berlin in 1923...
as Lewin - Renée Stobrawa as Frau Kohler
- Elisabeth Lennartz as Lewin's Bride
- Hugh Douglas as Charles Brown
- Louis DouglasLouis DouglasLouis Winston Douglas, sometimes misspelled Douglass was an American dancer, choreographer, and music businessman....
as Joe Smile - Zoe Frank as Mrs. Brown
- Georges PécletGeorges PécletGeorges Péclet was a French actor, film director and screenwriter.-References:* at "Ciné-Ressources"...
as Charles Durand - Rose-Mai as Frenchman's Sweetheart