Atlantik (film)

Atlantic

Company type	Film
Industry	Film industry
Founded	1929
Founder	Ewald André Dupont
Headquarters	United Kingdom
Products	Drama film

Atlantic is a 1929 drama film produced in Britain, presented in the German language, and directed by Ewald André Dupont. The cast includes Fritz Kortner, Elsa Wagner, and Heinrich Schroth. Made at Elstree Studios under the banner of British International Pictures, this version serves as the German-language counterpart to the 1929 movie Atlantic. With the emergence of sound cinema, major studios created multiple-language version films to cater to various international audiences. Atlantic was distributed in four distinct editions: English, French, German, and a silent version intended for theaters not yet equipped with sound technology. The German edition was filmed simultaneously alongside the English one, shooting each scene initially in English, then immediately reshooting it in German using a German-speaking cast on identical sets.

This production holds the distinction of being Germany’s first fully sound-feature film and enjoyed notable box office success. Its narrative is adapted from Ernest Raymond's 1929 stage play The Berg, which draws inspiration from the Titanic tragedy.

Cast

• Fritz Kortner portraying Heinrich Thomas, an author
• Elsa Wagner as Anna, his spouse
• Heinrich Schroth playing Harry von Schroeder
• Julia Serda as Clara, his wife
• Elfriede Borodin in the role of Betty, their daughter
• Lucie Mannheim as Monica, one half of a young married couple
• Francis Lederer as Peter, Monica’s husband
• Willi Forst appearing as Poldi
• Hermann Vallentin in the role of Dr. Holtz
• Theodor Loos playing Pastor Wagner
• Georg John as Wendt, servant to Thomas
• Philipp Manning portraying Von Oldenburg, Captain of Atlantic
• Georg August Koch as Lersner, First Officer
• Syd Crossley as Marconi-Telegraphist

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)