SAS 181 Does Not Reply

SAS 181 antwortet nicht (English-language title: SAS 181 Does Not Reply)[1] is an East German black-and-white film, directed by Carl Balhaus. It was released in 1959.

SAS 181 antwortet nicht
Directed byCarl Balhaus
Produced byAdolf Fischer
Written byWolfgang Krüger
StarringUlrich Thein
Music byHelmut Nier
CinematographyHorst E. Brandt
Edited byIlse Peters
Production
company
Distributed byProgress Film
Release date
3 July 1959
Running time
90 minutes
CountryEast Germany
LanguageGerman

Plot

Kurt, a young apprentice in a fishing commune and a member of the Technology and Sport Association, enters a race to show his maritime skills. After he fails to win, he falls in love with a girl named Anke, but she loves the apprentice Hannes. Kurt and Hannes sail with skipper Laue on one of the collective's boats, SAS 181. Laue pretends to be Kurt's friend and encourages a conflict between the two boys. However, they both realize that he intends to reach the Danish isle of Bornholm and defect to the West. The two settle their differences and, with the help of the old fisherman Jens, return the boat home.

Cast

Production

The film was the first in the history of East Germany to portray the pre-military youth training organization known as the Technology and Sport Association (GST). It was produced with the assistance of the association.[2]

Reception

Heinz Kersten noted that the theme of "fleeing from the republic" - a common feature in East German films, which showed a person leaving the GDR for the West, grow disillusioned and sometimes commit suicide - was present in the plot of the SAS 181, as well.[3] The Germa Film Lexicon cited it as having "an unimaginative plot".[4]

gollark: They'll all be shipped with subtly different random configuration, naturally - no comparing allowed.
gollark: Maybe they finally fixed that redesign redirection bug, who knows.
gollark: I'm in the UK, and got 503 errors a lot earlier, plus generally slow loading.
gollark: Yes, it has.
gollark: Madness.

References
  1. SAS 181 antwortet nicht on DEFA Foundation's website.
  2. Werner Eltze. Chronik zur Geschichte der Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik 1952–1984. Militärverlag (1987). ISBN 978-3-327-00271-1. Page 91.
  3. Heinz Kersten. Das Filmwesen in der Sowjetischen Besatzungszone Deutschlands. Bundesministerium für Gesamtdeutsche Fragen (1963). ASIN B0000BK48Q. page 114.
  4. SAS 181 antwortet nicht on zweitausendeins.de.
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