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Ride to Freedom

Original title: Ritt in die Freiheit
  • 19371937
  • 1h 32m
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Ride to Freedom (1937)
A Polish captain serving Alexander during the Czarist rule of Warsaw in 1830 gives up his love for a Russian lady and joins his compatriots in the liberation struggle.A Polish captain serving Alexander during the Czarist rule of Warsaw in 1830 gives up his love for a Russian lady and joins his compatriots in the liberation struggle.A Polish captain serving Alexander during the Czarist rule of Warsaw in 1830 gives up his love for a Russian lady and joins his compatriots in the liberation struggle.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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POPULARITY
645,122
254,056
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    • Director
      • Karl Hartl
    • Writers
      • Karl Hartl(idea)
      • Edmund Strzygowski(idea and screenplay)
      • Walter Supper(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Willy Birgel
      • Viktor Staal
      • Hansi Knoteck
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    • Director
      • Karl Hartl
    • Writers
      • Karl Hartl(idea)
      • Edmund Strzygowski(idea and screenplay)
      • Walter Supper(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Willy Birgel
      • Viktor Staal
      • Hansi Knoteck
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    Willy Birgel
    Willy Birgel
    • Julek Staniewski
    Viktor Staal
    Viktor Staal
    • Jan Wolski
    Hansi Knoteck
    Hansi Knoteck
    • Janka Koslowska
    Ursula Grabley
    Ursula Grabley
    • Katerina Tschernikoff
    Heinz von Cleve
    • Saganoff
    Berthold Ebbecke
    • Malinowski
    Werner Schott
    • Bobrikoff
    Edwin Jürgensen
    • Fürst Tschernikoff
    Hermann Braun
    Hermann Braun
    • Milewski - polnischer Fähnrich
    Hans Reinhard Knitsch
    • Smirnoff - russischer Fähnrich
    Rudolf Schündler
    Rudolf Schündler
    • Polnischer Student
    Aribert Grimmer
    Aribert Grimmer
    • Polnischer Wachtmeister
    Clemens Hasse
    • Betrunkener Fährmann
    Peter Elsholtz
    Peter Elsholtz
    • Adjutant des Gouverneurs
    Horst Birr
    Horst Birr
    • Krupka
    Charlie Kracker
    • Hässlicher Ulan
    Lidija Daurdina
    • Gouvernante
    Werner Bernhardy
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    • Director
      • Karl Hartl
    • Writers
      • Karl Hartl(idea)
      • Edmund Strzygowski(idea and screenplay)
      • Walter Supper(screenplay)
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      The guns in the arsenal are bolt action carbines. The very first bolt action firearms were not adopted by any army before the 1840s, i.e. a decade after the historical events the film is based on. Except for the first salvo fired, they also clearly use smokeless gunpowder introduced even later. One would expect caplock carbines using black powder in this setting. It seems likely that they used the equipment of the Polish cavalry unit serving as extras.

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    • Release date
      • May 7, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Mot friheten
    • Filming locations
      • Neubabelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
    • Production company
      • Universum Film (UFA)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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