The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
1927 · Movie · 51 min. · Germany
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.
Direction Max Reichmann
Cast Paul Wegener · Mary Johnson · Hugo Döblin · Georg Guertler · Camillo Kossuth · Max Schreck · Hermann Vallentin
Screenplay Curt J. Braun · Paul Wegener · Max Mohr
Cinematography Herbert Körner · Friedrich Weinmann
Original title Ramper, der Tiermensch
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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