A player on a soccer team, where everyone matches together just perfectly, has fallen out of a championship tournament due to illness; which leads to a big problem: who would be the perfect man to replace him? Werner Fehling appears to be the perfect replacement for the sick man. The problem is, he's a bitter rival of the goalkeeper, Jupp Jaeger. Both men love the same girl, Grete Gabler. Grete is the daughter of a senior member of the sports club, which is why she feels doubly under pressure not to do anything to jeopardize the success of the team.
Production
Rare surviving UFA sports drama from 1942
Costume
Period-accurate athletic wear and club uniforms
Director
Robert A. Stemmle
René Deltgen
Mittelstürmer Werner Fehling
Gustav Knuth
Trainer Karl Wildbrandt
Heinz Engelmann
Torwart Jupp Jäger
Maria Andergast
Annemarie Sand
Karl Schönböck
Fotograf Richter
Lucy Millowitsch
Frau Eysoldt
Josef Sieber
Gabler
Wolfgang Staudte
Fritz Eysoldt
Paul Henckels
SA-Ordner
Karl Ludwig Diehl
SS-Mann
Albert Florath
Pförtner
Lucie Höflich
Wirtin Frau Klebusch
Rudolf Schündler
Kretschmann
Hans Söhnker
Zuschauer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
UFA produced this during WWII when sports films served subtle propaganda purposes promoting collective sacrifice over individual glory.
Director Robert A. Stemmle later became famous for post-war crime films; this rare sports drama was largely forgotten until recent archival restoration.
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