F.P. 1 Doesn't Answer [Blu-ray]

Director: Karl Hartl Karl Hartl

Overview

This deluxe German/British production was originally released as simply F.P. 1. The story and characterizations take a back seat to the massive sets and state-of-art (for 1933) special effects. The floating aerodrome which provides the film's centerpiece is a truly impressive creation, far more so than the penny-dreadful espionage plotline involving plans to sabotage the mid-Atlantic airport. Among the scripters were future directors Curt Siodmak, Walter Reisch and Robert Stevenson, all of whom flourished in the dual Berlin/London market that would be broken up with the emergence of Hitler. Retitled F.P. 1 Doesn't Answer, the film was released in the U.S. by Hollywood's Fox Studios, which bestowed top billing upon American actor Leslie Fenton--over and above the more illustrious Conrad Veidt.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/10/2021
UPC:	0738329255206
Original Release:	1933
Rating:	NR
Source:	Kino Classics
Language:	English
Sales rank:	29,664

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Conrad Veidt	Maj. Ellisen
Jill Esmond	Claire
Leslie Fenton	Capt. Droste
George Merritt	Lubin
Hans Albers	Ellissen
Paul Hartmann	Droste
Peter Lorre	Johnny, a reporter
Hermann Speelmans	Damsky
Paul Westermeier	Shipbuilder
Georg Koch	1st Officer
Georg John	Machinist
Rudolf Platte	Radio Operator
Friedrich Gnass	Radio Operator at Shipyard
Gustav Püttjer	Man with High Voice
Philip Manning	Doctor
Sibylle Schmitz	Claire Lennartz
Erik Ode	Konrad
Hans-Otto Borgmann	Composer
Allan Gray	Composer

Technical Credits

Walter Reisch

Karl Hartl	Director
Walter Reisch	Screenwriter
Konstantin Tschetwerikow	Special Effects
Erich Pommer	Producer