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Target in the Clouds

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Target in the Clouds
Directed byWolfgang Liebeneiner
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byHelmuth Schönnenbeck
Music byWolfgang Zeller
Production
company
Distributed byTerra Film
Release date
  • 10 March 1939 (1939-03-10)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Target in the Clouds (German: Ziel in den Wolken) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Albert Matterstock, Leny Marenbach and Brigitte Horney. It was based on a novel by Hans Rabl. The film portrays the struggles of the fictional German aviation pioneer Walter von Suhr, an officer in the pre-First World War German army who saw the potential for military aircraft.[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann, Hans Sohnle and Wilhelm Vorwerg. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in Berlin.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Paris p.93

Bibliography

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  • Paris, Michael. From the Wright Brothers to Top Gun: Aviation, Nationalism, and Popular Cinema. Manchester University Press, 1995.
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