Pour le Mérite
Pour le Mérite (original title in French, lit. For Merit) is a 1938 propaganda film produced and directed by Karl Ritter for Nazi Germany. The film follows the story of officers of the Luftstreitkräfte (German Air Force) in the First World War who were later involved in the formation of the Luftwaffe. Pour le Mérite propagates the "stab legend", which consigns the German military defeat in World War I to an alleged treason in the homeland. At the same time, Ritter also glorifies the former fighter pilots as heroes of National Socialism.
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| Produced by | Karl Ritter
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| Written by | Fred Hildenbrandt
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| Music by | Herbert Windt
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| Edited by | Gottfried Ritter
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| Production company | Universum Film (UFA) |
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| Distributed by | Ufa Film Company (USA)
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| Running time | 121 minutes
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| Language | Silent (English intertitles)
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