Movie

Diesel (1943)

• February 9, 1943
• 1h 49m

• Drama
• History

Overview

A German wartime biography of Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the Diesel engine. The movie links the importance of the engine to the war by starting the movie with newsreel clips of German Navy U-boats in action.

Director

Gerhard Lamprecht

Writers

Gerhard Lamprecht, Frank Thieß, Richard H. Riedel

Starring

Willy Birgel, Hilde Weissner, Paul Wegener