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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = Dawn<br | |name = ''Dawn''<br>''Morgenrot'' | ||
|picture = Morgenrot.jpg | |picture = Morgenrot.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | ||
|country = | |country =[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany<br>(Weimar Republic) | ||
[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany <br | |||
|director = Gustav Ucicky | |director = Gustav Ucicky | ||
|date= February 2, 1933 | |date= February 2, 1933 | ||
|language = English<br | |language = English<br>German | ||
|distributor = | |studio=Universum Film (UFA) | ||
|character1=Kapitanleutnant | |distributor=Universum Film (UFA) | ||
|character1=''Kapitanleutnant'' Helmut Liers | |||
|actor1=Rudolf Forster | |actor1=Rudolf Forster | ||
|character2=''Oberleutnant'' 'Phipps' Fredericks | |||
|actor2=Fritz Genschow | |actor2=Fritz Genschow | ||
|character3=Liers' Mother | |||
|actor3=Adele Sandrock | |actor3=Adele Sandrock | ||
|character4=Jaul | |||
|actor4=Paul Westermeier | |||
|character5=Böhm | |||
|actor5=Gerhard Bienert | |||
|character6=Juraczik | |||
|actor6=Friedrich Gnaß | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Dawn''''' is a 1933 German movie directed by Gustav Ucicky. | '''''Dawn''''' is a 1933 German movie directed by Gustav Ucicky. Lieutenant Liers and his crew have to face the British fleet. Little by little, they succeed in sinking cruiser after cruiser of the British Royal Navy. But when Liers attacks a cruiser flanked by destroyers, the submarine crew has taken on too much. They are just able to dive, but the British crew has already set a trap for Liers and his men. The submarine is badly damaged and sinks inexorably toward the depths. Together with nine crew members, Liers is stuck inside the submarine. | ||
The film was shot in the last years of the Weimar Republic before Hitler seized power in 1933 but was only released in a recut "Nazi-compatible" version after the seizure of power on January 30, 1933. | |||
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title}} | ||
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==Mauser Gewehr 1871== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1871== | ||
British sailors are briefly seen with [[ | British sailors are briefly seen with [[Gewehr 1871]] rifles. | ||
[[ | [[File:Mauser71.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Infanterie-Gewehr Modell 1871 - 11.15x60mmR Mauser]] | ||
[[File:Morgenrot-g71.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A sailor on the right holds a Gewehr 71.]] | [[File:Morgenrot-g71.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A sailor on the right holds a Gewehr 71.]] | ||
==Maxim MG 08== | ==Maxim MG 08== | ||
A [[Maxim MG08]] machine gun is used by the British sailors standing for a [[Vickers]]. | A [[Maxim MG08]] machine gun on a ''Dreifuß'' 16 tripod is used by the British sailors standing in for a [[Vickers]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG 08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:Morgenrot-Maxim1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The sailors ready the Maxim to ambush the submarine.]] | [[File:Morgenrot-Maxim1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The sailors ready the Maxim to ambush the submarine.]] | ||
[[File:Morgenrot-Maxim2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Abandoned Maxim on deck.]] | [[File:Morgenrot-Maxim2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Abandoned Maxim on deck.]] | ||
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==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
The arsenal of the ''U-Boot'' contains some [[Luger P08]] pistols. | The arsenal of the ''U-Boot'' contains some [[Luger P08]] pistols. | ||
[[ | [[File:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:Morgenrot-luger.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Petermann ( | [[File:Morgenrot-luger.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Petermann (Franz Nicklisch) looks at the Lugers while Phipps (Fritz Genschow) asks if both have the same thoughts.]] | ||
=Trivia= | =Trivia= | ||
==Submarine Iku-Turso== | ==Submarine ''Iku-Turso''== | ||
The ''U-Boot'' is portrayed by the Finnish submarine ''Iku-Turso''. | The ''U-Boot'' is portrayed by the Finnish submarine ''Iku-Turso''. | ||
[[File:Morgenrot-uboot.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Morgenrot-uboot.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
==76 mm/L'48 M1928 Bofors== | ==76 mm/L'48 M1928 Bofors== | ||
The Deck Gun mounted on the submarine is a 76 mm/L'48 M1928 | The Deck Gun mounted on the submarine is a 76 mm/L'48 M1928 Bofors which stands for an 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 gun. | ||
[[File:Morgenrot-Deck1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Deck gun.]] | [[File:Morgenrot-Deck1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Deck gun.]] | ||
[[File:Morgenrot-Deck2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Morgenrot-Deck2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:Morgenrot-Deck3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sailor Juraczik ( | [[File:Morgenrot-Deck3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sailor Juraczik (Friedrich Gnaß) manning the gun.]] | ||
[[File:Morgenrot-Deck4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Morgenrot-Deck4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:Morgenrot-Deck5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Morgenrot-Deck5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
==QF 3 Pounder Hotchkiss | ==QF 3 Pounder Hotchkiss 47 mm Naval Gun== | ||
[[ | [[File:Noon-day Gun Hong Kong clip.JPG|thumb|none|400px|QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss - 47mm]] | ||
[[File:Morgenrot-gun1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Morgenrot-gun1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:Morgenrot-gun2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Morgenrot-gun2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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==Light Cruiser Emden== | ==Light Cruiser Emden== | ||
The German light cruiser Emden | The 1925 German light cruiser Emden portrays a British armored cruiser. | ||
[[File:Morgenrot-Emden.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Morgenrot-Emden.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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Dawn is a 1933 German movie directed by Gustav Ucicky. Lieutenant Liers and his crew have to face the British fleet. Little by little, they succeed in sinking cruiser after cruiser of the British Royal Navy. But when Liers attacks a cruiser flanked by destroyers, the submarine crew has taken on too much. They are just able to dive, but the British crew has already set a trap for Liers and his men. The submarine is badly damaged and sinks inexorably toward the depths. Together with nine crew members, Liers is stuck inside the submarine.
The film was shot in the last years of the Weimar Republic before Hitler seized power in 1933 but was only released in a recut "Nazi-compatible" version after the seizure of power on January 30, 1933.
The following weapons were used in the film Dawn:
Mauser Gewehr 1871
British sailors are briefly seen with Gewehr 1871 rifles.
Maxim MG 08
A Maxim MG08 machine gun on a Dreifuß 16 tripod is used by the British sailors standing in for a Vickers.
Luger P08
The arsenal of the U-Boot contains some Luger P08 pistols.
Trivia
Submarine Iku-Turso
The U-Boot is portrayed by the Finnish submarine Iku-Turso.
76 mm/L'48 M1928 Bofors
The Deck Gun mounted on the submarine is a 76 mm/L'48 M1928 Bofors which stands for an 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 gun.
Type 24 torpedo boat
Two German Type 24 torpedo boats resemble British destroyers.
Light Cruiser Emden
The 1925 German light cruiser Emden portrays a British armored cruiser.
