The Strange Case of Captain Ramper

Overview

Paul Wegener gives one of his most active performances here as Captain Ramper, a heroic aviator who makes a pioneering flight across the Arctic accompanied only by Ippling, his faithful mechanic (Kurt Gerron). Near the North Pole, their plane develops engine failure and crashes in the desolate wastes. Ippling dies straight off but Ramper finds a supply base containing food which has been left behind by a previous expedition. After fifteen years in the Arctic wastes, Ramper has considerably mutated.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 11, 1928

Original language

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Deutsche Film Union

Cast

Camillo Kossuth,Georg Guertler,Kurt Gerron,Paul Wegener,Max Schreck,Mary Johnson,Hugo Döblin

Director

Max Reichmann

Writer

Paul Wegener,Curt J. Braun,Max Mohr

Cinematography

Herbert Körner,Friedrich Weinmann

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0187442