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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
− | |name = Sky Without Stars<br | + | |name=''Sky Without Stars''<br>''Himmel ohne Sterne'' |
− | |picture =HimmelohneSterne.jpg | + | |picture=HimmelohneSterne.jpg |
− | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | + | |caption=''Movie Poster'' |
− | |country = | + | |country=[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] West Germany |
− | [[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] West Germany | + | |director=[[Helmut Käutner]] |
− | + | |date=October 14, 1955 | |
− | |director = Helmut Käutner | + | |language=German<br>Russian |
− | |date= October 14, 1955 | + | |studio=Neue Deutsche Filmgesellschaft (NDF)<br>Europa-Filmverleih AG |
− | |language = German<br | + | |distributor=Europa-Filmverleih |
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− | |distributor = Europa-Filmverleih | ||
|character1=Carl Altmann | |character1=Carl Altmann | ||
+ | |actor1=[[Erik Schumann]] | ||
|character2=Anna Kaminski | |character2=Anna Kaminski | ||
+ | |actor2=Eva Kotthaus | ||
|character3=Willi Becker | |character3=Willi Becker | ||
+ | |actor3=[[Georg Thomalla]] | ||
|character4=Mischa Bjelkin | |character4=Mischa Bjelkin | ||
+ | |actor4=[[Horst Buchholz]] | ||
|character5=Hüske | |character5=Hüske | ||
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|actor5=[[Siegfried Lowitz]] | |actor5=[[Siegfried Lowitz]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | '''''Sky Without Stars''''' is a 1955 West German film directed by Helmut Käutner. The young Anna Kaminski lives directly at the zonal border in Thuringia. Her son, whose father died in the war, lives with his grandparents in Bavaria, only a few kilometers to the west. Since she wants to see him again and again, she steals secretly across the border. At one of her aisles, she meets the Bavarian border police, Carl Altmann. The West German helps Anna to illegally bring her son to the East and both fall in love. But the only way to meet is between the borders in an abandoned train station. After all, Anna wants to finally flee to the Western sector with her son, but the borders are getting denser. | + | '''''Sky Without Stars''''' is a 1955 West German film directed by [[Helmut Käutner]]. The young Anna Kaminski lives directly at the zonal border in Thuringia. Her son, whose father died in the war, lives with his grandparents in Bavaria, only a few kilometers to the west. Since she wants to see him again and again, she steals secretly across the border. At one of her aisles, she meets the Bavarian border police, Carl Altmann. The West German helps Anna to illegally bring her son to the East and both fall in love. But the only way to meet is between the borders in an abandoned train station. After all, Anna wants to finally flee to the Western sector with her son, but the borders are getting denser. |
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title}} | ||
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=Pistols= | =Pistols= | ||
− | == | + | ==CZ 27== |
− | Bavarian ''Grenzpolizei'' including Carl Altmann ([[Erik Schumann]]) are armed with [[ | + | Bavarian ''Grenzpolizei'' including Carl Altmann ([[Erik Schumann]]) are armed with [[CZ 27]] pistols. While Carl is seen carrying one in his holster, a border guard fires it at the end of the movie. Another CZ 27 is the personal sidearm of Willi Becker ([[Georg Thomalla]]) which he gives to Carl to protect himself and Anna. |
− | [[ | + | [[File:CZ27-left side.jpg|thumb|none|300px|CZ 27 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] |
− | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-Walther1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Carl's | + | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-Walther1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Carl's CZ in his holster at the border crossing.]] |
+ | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-Pistol1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|''"Take my gun anyway. If they capture you here, you will be dead."''<br>Willi offers his pistol to Carl.]] | ||
+ | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-Pistol2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pistol in Carl's hand. The grip can be seen.]] | ||
+ | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-Pistol4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A promotional picture of Carl holding the pistol.]] | ||
[[File:HimmelohneSterne-Walther2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A border guard fires his pistol at his GDR counterparts to scare them back.]] | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-Walther2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A border guard fires his pistol at his GDR counterparts to scare them back.]] | ||
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Karabiner 98AZ== | ==Karabiner 98AZ== | ||
− | East German border guards | + | East German border guards are seen with [[Karabiner 98AZ]]s. |
− | [[File:Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98AZ - 7.92x57mm]] | + | [[File:Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98AZ - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
[[File:HimmelohneSterne-AZ1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A border guard demands the papers from the refugees citizens.]] | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-AZ1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A border guard demands the papers from the refugees citizens.]] | ||
[[File:HimmelohneSterne-AZ2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same guard fires his carbine at the swimming Anna.]] | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-AZ2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same guard fires his carbine at the swimming Anna.]] | ||
− | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-AZ3.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | + | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-AZ3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A good view of the stacking hook and the front sight.]] |
==Karabiner 98k== | ==Karabiner 98k== | ||
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[[File:HimmelohneSterne-Kar1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A view of the hooded front sight during border crossing of Willi.]] | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-Kar1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A view of the hooded front sight during border crossing of Willi.]] | ||
[[File:HimmelohneSterne-Kar2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|''Vopo'' Bröse's ([[Wolfgang Neuss]]) Karabiner over his shoulder.]] | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-Kar2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|''Vopo'' Bröse's ([[Wolfgang Neuss]]) Karabiner over his shoulder.]] | ||
− | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-Kar3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He fires | + | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-Kar3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He fires some warning shots in the wrong direction to allow Carl to escape.]] |
==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
− | The [[M1 Carbine]] is briefly seen used by | + | The [[M1 Carbine]] is briefly seen used by a GDR ''Vopo'' and a ''Grenzpolizist''. |
[[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|World War II Era M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine]] | [[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|World War II Era M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine]] | ||
[[File:HimmelohneSterne-carbine1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The ''Vopo'' second from right with his slung carbine.]] | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-carbine1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The ''Vopo'' second from right with his slung carbine.]] | ||
− | [[File:HimmelohneSterne- | + | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-Walther2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The West German border guard on the right holds his carbine.]] |
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
==PPSh-41== | ==PPSh-41== | ||
− | Mischa Bjelkin ([[Horst Buchholz]]) and other Soviet soldiers are seen with [[PPSh-41]] | + | Mischa Bjelkin ([[Horst Buchholz]]) and other Soviet soldiers are seen with [[PPSh-41]]s. As Carl runs for help for Anna, he is stopped by an East German patrol armed with these submachine guns. |
− | [[ | + | [[File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] |
[[File:HimmelohneSterne-ppsh1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soviet sentry stands guard with his PPSh.]] | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-ppsh1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soviet sentry stands guard with his PPSh.]] | ||
− | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-ppsh2.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | + | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-ppsh2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close-up of a PPSh in the hands of a GDR border guard.]] |
[[File:HimmelohneSterne-ppsh3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An East German border guard searching Carl armed with a PPsh.]] | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-ppsh3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An East German border guard searching Carl armed with a PPsh.]] | ||
[[File:HimmelohneSterne-ppsh4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|While on his way to Anna, Mischa on bicycle carry his submachine gun.]] | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-ppsh4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|While on his way to Anna, Mischa on bicycle carry his submachine gun.]] | ||
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==Flare Pistol== | ==Flare Pistol== | ||
− | An East German uses an unknown Flare pistol to alert his Soviet comrades. | + | An East German border guard uses an unknown Flare pistol to alert his Soviet comrades. |
− | [[ | + | [[File:OSSh42 Flare Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|OSSh-42 - 26.5mm]] |
[[File:HimmelohneSterne-flare.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He fires the flare pistol into the air.]] | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-flare.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He fires the flare pistol into the air.]] | ||
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[[File:HimmelohneSterne-tank2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:HimmelohneSterne-tank2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
− | [[Category: Movie]] | + | [[Category:Movie]] |
− | [[Category: Romance]] | + | [[Category:Romance]] |
− | [[Category: Drama]] | + | [[Category:Drama]] |
− | [[Category: B&W]] | + | [[Category:B&W]] |
− | [[Category: German Produced/Filmed]] | + | [[Category:German Produced/Filmed]] |
+ | [[Category:Helmut Käutner]] |
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Sky Without Stars is a 1955 West German film directed by Helmut Käutner. The young Anna Kaminski lives directly at the zonal border in Thuringia. Her son, whose father died in the war, lives with his grandparents in Bavaria, only a few kilometers to the west. Since she wants to see him again and again, she steals secretly across the border. At one of her aisles, she meets the Bavarian border police, Carl Altmann. The West German helps Anna to illegally bring her son to the East and both fall in love. But the only way to meet is between the borders in an abandoned train station. After all, Anna wants to finally flee to the Western sector with her son, but the borders are getting denser.
The following weapons were used in the film Sky Without Stars:
Pistols
CZ 27
Bavarian Grenzpolizei including Carl Altmann (Erik Schumann) are armed with CZ 27 pistols. While Carl is seen carrying one in his holster, a border guard fires it at the end of the movie. Another CZ 27 is the personal sidearm of Willi Becker (Georg Thomalla) which he gives to Carl to protect himself and Anna.
Rifles
Karabiner 98AZ
East German border guards are seen with Karabiner 98AZs.
Karabiner 98k
German border guards from the East and West are mainly armed with Karabiner 98ks.
M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine is briefly seen used by a GDR Vopo and a Grenzpolizist.
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
Mischa Bjelkin (Horst Buchholz) and other Soviet soldiers are seen with PPSh-41s. As Carl runs for help for Anna, he is stopped by an East German patrol armed with these submachine guns.
Other
Flare Pistol
An East German border guard uses an unknown Flare pistol to alert his Soviet comrades.
Tank
Some T-34/85 mockup tanks can be seen near the Red Army camp.