Blood and Honor: Youth Under Hitler

Overview

Blood and Honor: Youth Under Hitler, 1982 is a German/American made for TV mini-series which was a co-production between Daniel Wilson Productions and S.W.F and Taurus Films. The original screenplay was by Helmut Kissel and was partly based on his own experience as a member of the Hitler Youth. The scripts that were eventually shot, however, were written by Robert Muller. Helmut Kissel led as the director of the project but was replaced by Bernd Fischerauer within the first couple of weeks when shooting started. The shooting was on location in Baden-Baden, West Germany with the first 4 weeks in August 1980 and the rest of the production was completed between January through March in 1981. Each scene was shot both in English and in German and resulted in two versions of the film. The post production of the German version was completed in spring of 1982. It premiered on West German TV in July 1982 and the American version premiered in November 1982.

Cast

Rolf Becker

Ernst Keller

Marlies Engel

Susanne Keller

Gila von Weitershausen

Ruth Mönkmann

Ulrich von Dobschütz

Jungbannführer Fischer

Franz Rudnick

Dr. Bodenheim

Siegfried W. Kernen

Herr Kuhn

Jeffrey Frank

Hartmut Keller

Steffen Rübling

Hans Mönkmann