Frozen Flashes

Frozen Flashes

156 mins | Drama, Thriller, War | April 13, 1967

In November of 1939, the British consulate in Norway receives documents saying that the Nazis are conducting secret rocket research in Peenemünde. But the British doubt the authenticity of the so called "Oslo report". Thus, the Germans continue their experiments unimpeded. At the same time, resistance groups from France, England, Poland, and Germany try to find and to sabotage the secret Nazi research base. When the first "V 2" rocket is successfully launched, the Allied commanders finally become interested in the "Oslo report".

Frozen Flashes

156 mins | Drama, Thriller, War | April 13, 1967

Frozen Flashes
In November of 1939, the British consulate in Norway receives documents saying that the Nazis are conducting secret rocket research in Peenemünde. But the British doubt the authenticity of the so called "Oslo report". Thus, the Germans continue their experiments unimpeded. At the same time, resistance groups from France, England, Poland, and Germany try to find and to sabotage the secret Nazi research base. When the first "V 2" rocket is successfully launched, the Allied commanders finally become interested in the "Oslo report".
Producers DEFA
Original title Die gefrorenen Blitze
Directors János Veiczi
Writers Julius Mader, Harry Thürk, János Veiczi

Cast

Alfred Müller

as Dr. Grunwald

Leon Niemczyk

as Stefan

Dietrich Körner

as Raketenbaron

Emil Karewicz

as Jerzy

Renate Blume

as Ingrid

Ewa Wiśniewska

as Hanka

Werner Lierck

as Obergefreiter Dräger

Georges Aubert

as Peter Mollard

Reimar Johannes Baur

as Dr. Kummerer

Victor Beaumont

as Chief of British Secret Service

Walter Kaufmann

as Colonel Briggs

Mark Dignam

as Sir John

Adam Perzyk

as Cemetery Guard

Alan Winnington

as Chief of Intelligence Service

Wiesław Gołas

as Railroad Worker Edward

Hannjo Hasse

as SD Officer Zech

Harald Hauser

as Professor Delattre

Norbert Christian

as Registrator

Christoph Engel

as OT Officer

Heinz-Werner Pätzold

as Generaloberst

Erich Brauer

as OT Man Schröder

Mikhail Ulyanov

as Alexey Gorbatov

Hans-Joachim Hegewald

as Camp Commander Klamm

Hans Lucke

as Albert Kuntz

Werner Toelcke

as SD Officer in France

Hans Hardt-Hardtloff

as Prisoner Paulsen in Dora

Vera Oelschlegel

as Secretary Vogel / Secretary Vogel to the Raketeer Baron

Ingeborg Ottmann

as Marianne

Achim Schmidtchen

as Altenburger

Jindřich Narenta

as Himmler

Fritz Diez

as Adolf Hitler

Jiří Vršťala

as Professor Rahn

Clara Gansard

as Micheline

Jean-Marie Lancelot

as Brasson

Bernard Papineau

as Bravine

Lena Delanne

as Jeanine

Helmut Schreiber

as Attaché

Steffen Klaus

as Colpi

Hans Pitra

as Zenner

Heinz-Warner Pätzold

as Generaloberst

Horst Schön

as Stefan/Colonel of the Luftwaffe

Heidrun Pollack

as Girl Combing Hair

Uwe Detlef Jessen

as Country Policeman

Wacław Kowalski

as Old Peasant

Andrzej Krasicki

as Partisan Commander

Zdzisław Maklakiewicz

as Woodcutter

Artur Młodnicki

as Specialist

Bogusz Bilewski

as Doctor

Elliott Sullivan

as US General

Iván Darvas

as Atomic Scientist

Peter Herden

as American Officer

Heinz Schröder

as Major

Johannes Maus

as Party Secretary

Günter Junghans

as German Lieutenant

Siegfried Loyda

as Adjutant to Altenburger

Manfred Ott

as Guard