Ash Wednesday (1931 film)

For the silent film, see Ash Wednesday (1925 film).

Ash Wednesday
Directed by	Johannes Meyer
Written by	Walter Schlee Walter Wassermann
Produced by	Gustav Althoff
Starring	Karl Ludwig Diehl Hans Stüwe Claire Rommer
Cinematography	Willy Hameister
Music by	Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Production company	Aco Film
Distributed by	Omnium Film
Release date	28 January 1931 (1931-01-28)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Ash Wednesday (German: Aschermittwoch) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Hans Stüwe and Claire Rommer. It was shot at the Grunewald Studios and Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann.

Synopsis

In 1913 in Cologne during a carnival at the time of Ash Wednesday, Captain von Rochow encounters an old friend from his cadet days Lieutenant Georg von Linken. Georg, whose father is colonel of the regiment, embarks in an affair with the captain's flirtatious wife Yvette. Once this is exposed the harshness of military honour of the period demands that he commit suicide for the disgrace.

Cast

• Karl Ludwig Diehl as Hauptmann von Rochow
• Hans Stüwe as Leutnant von Linken
• Claire Rommer as Yvette von Rochow
• Evelyn Holt as Hertha
• Hans Junkermann as Oberst von Linken
• Erna Morena as Mutter
• Lotte Spira as Majorin
• Ferdinand von Alten as Tiburtius
• Wolfgang Zilzer as Neufert
• Max Wilmsen as Jean
• Erich Kestin as Polke
• Melitta Klefer as Aenne

Bibliography

• Waldman, Harry (2008). Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3861-7.

External links

• Ash Wednesday at IMDb