Ikarus, the Flying Man

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Ikarus, the Flying Man (1918)

Directed by Carl Froelich

War, Drama · 1h 35m

Two French spies, Baron d’Aubigny and Clemence de Montignon, blackmail German engineer Günther Ellinghaus with his gambling debts into handing over his construction plans for the new Ikarus engine. He flees to New York and works as a waiter. When World War I breaks, he signs on as a fireman on a Dutch ship and returns to Europe. He becomes a fighter pilot in Germany and faces the former spies as his enemies. After an emergency landing he is taken into their headquarters. He escapes an attempted murder and fights his enemies in an air battle. Both of them survive and after the war Ellinghaus offers them his hand in reconciliation.

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Cast

Ernst Hofmann Günther Ellinghaus Esther Carena Clemence de Montignon Gustav Botz Günther's Father Olga Engl Günther's Mother Heinz Sarnow Baron d'Aubigny
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Edith Sorel Cousin Erika
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Ernst Rennspies Political Agent

Crew

Director
Carl Froelich
Writer
Leo Heller
Director of Photography
Hermann Böttger
Producer
Karl Julius Fritzsche

Details

Original title
Ikarus, der fliegende Mensch
Release date
1918-10-27
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
War, Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
Germany
Production
Neutral-Film