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Diesel

Name: Diesel
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1943-02-09
Cast: Willy Birgel, Hilde Weissner, Paul Wegener, Josef Sieber, Arthur Schröder

1943 | 109 min | Drama, History

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for history buffs. If you loved Belfast, start here.
The mood: Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 49 min.
What might put you off: It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Made in 1943: an older pace and style.

A German wartime biography of Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the Diesel engine. The movie links the importance of the engine to the war by starting the movie with newsreel clips of German Navy U-boats in action.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Gerhard Lamprecht

Willy BirgelRudolf Diesel
Hilde WeissnerMartha Diesel, seine Frau
Paul WegenerDirektor Buz
Josef SieberMartin
Arthur SchröderLucien Vogel
Erich PontoTheodor Diesel
Hilde von StolzFrau von Lorrenz
Hubert von MeyerinckHerr von Lorrenz
Werner PledathProf. Linde
Herbert GernotKrumper