The Last Company

The Last Company (German: Die letzte Kompagnie) is a 1930 German war film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Conrad Veidt, Karin Evans and Erwin Kalser.^[1] It was part of the popular cycle of Prussian films which portrayed patriotic scenes from Prussian history. It was produced by UFA in Berlin at their Babelsburg Studios, under the direction of Kurt Bernhardt, with the film's set design overseen by Andrej Andrejew. Location shots were taken around Havelland in Brandenburg.

Directed byCurtis Bernhardt

Written by

• Heinz Goldberg
• Henry Koster
• Hans Rehfisch
• Ludwig von Wohl
• Hans Wilhelm

Produced byJoe May

Starring

• Conrad Veidt
• Karin Evans
• Erwin Kalser
• Else Heller

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The Last Company
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Directed by	Curtis Bernhardt
Written by	Heinz Goldberg Henry Koster Hans Rehfisch Ludwig von Wohl Hans Wilhelm
Produced by	Joe May
Starring	Conrad Veidt Karin Evans Erwin Kalser Else Heller
Cinematography	Günther Krampf
Edited by	Carl Winston
Music by	Ralph Benatzky Franz Grothe
Production company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	14 March 1930 (1930-03-14)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

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Dubbed into English by UFA, it was released in the USA under the title Thirteen Men and a Girl by Talking Picture Epics Inc. in 1932, while Protex Pictures Corp. handled its German-language-only release there that same year.

It was remade in 1967 as A Handful of Heroes.