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Basic facts

Original title I Aim at the Stars : The Werner von Braun Story
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
Swedish release 1960-09-26

Cast

Curd Jürgens
Wernher von Braun

Victoria Shaw
Maria von Braun

Herbert Lom
Anton Reger

Gia Scala
Elizabeth Beyer

James Daly
major William Taggert

Adrian Hoven
Mischke

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Co-production title
Working title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Story

Cast

Curd Jürgens Wernher von Braun
Victoria Shaw Maria von Braun
Herbert Lom Anton Reger
Gia Scala Elizabeth Beyer
James Daly major William Taggert
Adrian Hoven Mischke
Gerard Heinz professor Hermann Oberth
Karel Stepanek kapten Walter Dornberger
Peter Capell doktor Neumann
Austin Willis general John B. Medaris
Helmo Kindermann general Kulp
Lea Seidel baronessan von Braun
Gunther Mruwka Wernher von Braun som barn
Arpad Diener Horst
Hans Schumm baron von Braun
Eric Zuckmann Heinrich Himmler

Companies

Production Company A Charles H. Schneer Production
Copyright Columbia Pictures Corporation 1960-10-01 (LP18560)
Co-Production Company Morningside Worldwide Pictures SA
Fama F.A. Mainz Film GmbH
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Columbia Film AB 1960

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 96353
Date 1960-09-22
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 2905 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Westrex Sound Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Length in metres 2917 meter
Length in minutes 107 min
Reels 12 reels


Production location

Bavariaateljéerna Geiselgasteig, Bayern West Germany 1959-10-12 1959-12-16

Release dates

First showing 1960-08-19 Malthäser-Filmpalast Munich West Germany 106 min
Release in Sweden 1960-09-26 Olympia Stockholm Sweden 106 min
Other showing 1960-10-19 New York City, New York USA 106 min
1960-10-19 Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA 106 min

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio



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