Diesel (film)
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| Directed by | Gerhard Lamprecht |
| Produced by | Richard H. Riedel |
| Written by |
Eugen Diesel (book) Richard H. Riedel Frank Thieß Gerhard Lamprecht |
| Starring |
Willy Birgel Hilde Weissner Paul Wegener Josef Sieber |
| Music by | Hans-Otto Borgmann |
| Cinematography | Georg Krause |
| Edited by | Wolfgang Wehrum |
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| Distributed by | UFA |
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Release date
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13 November 1942 |
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Running time
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109 minutes |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Language | German |
Diesel is a 1942 German biographical film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Willy Birgel, Hilde Weissner and Paul Wegener. It portrays the life of Rudolf Diesel the German inventor of the diesel engine. It was one of a series of prestigious biopics made in Nazi Germany portraying genius inventors or artists struggling against the societies in which they live. The film was based on a biography by Eugen Diesel, one of Diesel's children. The film's sets were designed by art director Erich Kettelhut.
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