Introduction

Cruiser Emden (German: Kreuzer Emden) is a 1932 German war film directed by Louis Ralph and starring Ralph, Renée Stobrawa, Hans Schlenck, and Werner Fuetterer.

It is a remake of a 1926 silent film Our Emden which had also been directed by Ralph. The film depicts the German First World War cruiser SMS Emden.

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Outline

Story of the Kreuzer (cruiser) Emden and his men during WWI, garnished with a love Story, rivalry and heroism.

Cast

• Louis Ralph – Captain von Müller.
• Renée Stobrawa – Grete.
• Hans Schlenck – Adjutant.
• Werner Fuetterer – Petzold.
• Fritz Greiner – Mertens.
• Will Dohm – Russian Captain.
• Willy Kaiser-Heyl – Australian Captain.
• O.E. Hasse – English Officer.
• Julius Brandt – English Officer.
• Georg Henrich – Direktor Schröder.
• Kurd E. Heyne – Matrose der “Emden”.
• Toni Forster-Larrinaga – Anuschka.
• Rudolf Hoch – Captain of the ‘Markomania’.
• Charles Willy Kayser – Offizier der “Emden”.
• Helmut Käutner – Matrose der ‘Emden’.
• Else Kündinger – Stenotypist.
• Albert Lippert – Offizier der “Emden”.
• John Mylong – Offizier der “Emden”.
• Reinhold Nietschmann – Volontär Ender.
• Walter Pittschau – Offizier der “Emden”.
• Helmuth Renar – Offizier der “Emden”.
• Julius Riedmueller – Offizier der “Emden”.
• Norbert Schultze – Matrose der ‘Emden’.
• Bobby Todd – Matrose der ‘Emden’.
• Hans von Strobl – Navigation Officer.

Other Films

• How We Fought the Emden (1915) (Documentary).
• How We Beat the Emden (1915).
• Our Emden (1926).
• The Exploits of the Emden (1928).
• Cruiser Emden (1932).
• Die Männer der Emden (2012).

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Louis Ralph.
• Producer(s):
• Writer(s): Alfred Halm and Louis Ralph.
• Music: Friedrich Jung.
• Cinematography: Franz Koch and Josef Wirsching.
• Editor(s):
• Production: Bavaria Film and Münchner Lichtspielkunst AG (Emelka).
• Distributor(s): Bayerische Film (1932) (Germany) (theatrical) (re-release), World’s Trade Exchange Inc. (1932) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) (no subtitles), and absolut MEDIEN (2014) (Germany) (DVD).
• Release Date: 20 May 1932 (Berlin, Premiere).
• Running Time: 85 minutes.
• Rating: Unknown.
• Country: Germany.
• Language: German and English.

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