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Wunschkonzert (Request Concert) is a 1940 German drama propaganda film by Eduard von Borsody. After The Great Love, it was the most popular film of wartime Germany, reaching the second highest gross.

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The young, attractive Inge Wagner becomes acquainted with Herbert Koch during the Berlin Olympics, his flight officer insignia having first caught her eye. Sparks fly immediately between the two and they soon decide to marry. But Herbert is called off on a secret mission in Spain.

Released: 1940-12-30101 minDir: Eduard von BorsodyDrama, War, Romance

Cast

  • Ilse Werner as Inge
  • Carl Raddatz as Hans
  • Joachim Brennecke as Helmut Winkler
  • Hedwig Bleibtreu as Frau Wagner
  • Heinz Goedecke as Himself
  • Paul Hörbiger as Himself

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Ratings

IMDb

5.9/10

219 votes

Year
1940
Runtime
103 min
Genres
Musical, Romance, War

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Germany
Original language
German
Main subject
aviation
Production company
UFA
Cinematographer
Franz Weihmayr
Narrative location
Berlin
Duration
103
FilmAffinity ID
127210
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publication date
1940-12-30
title
Wunschkonzert
distributed by
UFA
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9 sections
Contents
  • Background
  • Plot
  • Cast
  • Music
  • Nazi propaganda
  • Production and reception
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Wunschkonzert (Request Concert) is a 1940 German drama propaganda film by Eduard von Borsody. After The Great Love, it was the most popular film of wartime Germany, reaching the second highest gross.

==Background== The popular music show '' (Request Concert for the Wehrmacht) was broadcast on the German radio network every Sunday afternoon at 3.00 from the Great Broadcasting Room of the Haus des Rundfunks on Masurenallee in Berlin. Its popularity was based in part on its claims to broadcast music requested by men in the armed forces, thus uniting the armed forces and the homefront in Volksgemeinschaft''. Reich Minister Goebbels insisted that all German performers contribute to it, and concluded that a film based on it would be even more successful.

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