Kameradschaft

Kameradschaft (1931) is a dramatic film with socialist overtones directed by German director Georg Wilhelm Pabst. The French-German co-production drama is noted for combining expressionism and realism (predating the Italian neo-realist films). The picture tells of a mine disaster where German miners rescue French miners from a collapsing mineshaft. The story takes place in the Ruhr mining area (Lorraine region) along the border between France and... more

Kameradschaft (1931) is a dramatic film with socialist overtones directed by German director Georg Wilhelm Pabst. The French-German co-production drama is noted for combining expressionism and realism (predating the Italian neo-realist films). The picture tells of a mine disaster where German miners rescue French miners from a collapsing mineshaft. The story takes place in the Ruhr mining area (Lorraine region) along the border between France and Germany. After the end of World War I, due to the Treaty of Versailles, an old German mine is split in two because of the new border, and the mine is closed off at the border, including an underground mine. The economic downturn and employment situation adds to tension between the two countries as German workers seek employment with the French but are turned away. In the French part of the mine a fire breaks out and they try to contain the fire by building brick walls. The Germans continue to work on their side. Nonetheless the fire gets out... less