The Last Company

The Last Company
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Directed by	Curtis Bernhardt
Written by	Heinz Goldberg Henry Koster Hans Rehfisch Ludwig von Wohl Hans Wilhelm
Produced by	Joe May
Starring	Conrad Veidt Karin Evans Erwin Kalser Else Heller
Cinematography	Günther Krampf
Edited by	Carl Winston
Music by	Ralph Benatzky Franz Grothe
Production company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	14 March 1930 (1930-03-14)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Last Company (German: Die letzte Kompagnie) is a 1930 German war film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Conrad Veidt, Karin Evans and Erwin Kalser. It was part of the popular cycle of Prussian films which portrayed patriotic scenes from Prussian history. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios of UFA in Berlin. The film's art direction was overseen by Andrej Andrejew who designed the film's sets. It was shot on location around Havelland in Brandenburg. It is also known by the alternative title Thirteen Men and a Girl. It was later remade in 1967 as A Handful of Heroes.

Synopsis

Following the Battle of Jena in 1806, the French armies commanded by Napoleon are about to overrun Prussia. A small detachment of Prussian troops take up position in a windmill and resolve to fight to the last man to hold them off for as long as possible. Meanwhile, the windmill owner's daughter chooses to stay and fight alongside them.

Cast

• Conrad Veidt as Hauptmann Burk
• Karin Evans as Dore
• Erwin Kalser as The miller
• Else Heller as His wife
• Maria Pederson as The maid
• Heinrich Gretler as Pelle
• Paul Henckels as Pitsch
• Ferdinand Asper as Goetzel
• Martin Herzberg as Heller
• Werner Schott as Biese
• Philipp Manning as Moellmann
• Max Hiller as Machnow
• Ferdinand Hart as Klotz
• Alexander Granach as Haberling
• Gustav Püttjer as Püttjer
• Albert Karchow as Wernicke
• Horst von Harbou as Stibbe

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.

External links

• The Last Company at IMDb