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Cadets (1941)

Original title: Kadetten

1941-12-02 · 1h 30m · DE
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The year is 1760: it is the time of the Seven Years' War and the advancing Russian army has taken captive 100 underage Prussian cadets. The kids are mishandled by the raping and pillaging Russians, but with the help of a Rittmeister now in the service of the Tsar, they succeed in getting away. They hole up in a deserted fort and eventually sally forward to take back their military academy from the bloodthirsty, pillaging Cossacks.

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Karl RitterDirector

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Mathias WiemanMathias WiemanRittmeister von TzülowCarsta LöckCarsta LöckSophieAndrews EngelmannAndrews EngelmannOberst GoroschewTheo ShallTheo ShallHauptmann JupowErich WaltherErich WaltherGeneral Graf TschernitschewJosef KeimJosef KeimFeldwebel SchönbrunnWilly Kaiser-HeylWilly Kaiser-HeylGeneral von BuddenbrockWilhelm P. KrügerWilhelm P. KrügerIngenieur MajorLydia LiLydia LiRussische SängerinBernd RussbültBernd RussbültKadett BorkKlaus Detlef SierckKlaus Detlef SierckKadett HohenhausenMartin BrendelMartin BrendelKadett Schack

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Genre affinityDrama · War · HistoryDialogue densityDramaPacingShortEmotional intensityWarDirector preference448830Actor preference410106 · 476662 · 443872

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What is Cadets about?

The year is 1760: it is the time of the Seven Years' War and the advancing Russian army has taken captive 100 underage Prussian cadets. The kids are mishandled by the raping and pillaging Russians, but with the help of a Rittmeister now in the service of the Tsar, they succeed in getting away. They hole up in a deserted fort and eventually sally forward to take back their military academy from the bloodthirsty, pillaging Cossacks.

How long is Cadets?

Cadets has a runtime of 90 minutes.