Diesel (1943) Movie Guide, Cast, Credits & Where To Watch

Diesel Overview

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.

Diesel Genres

• Drama
• History

Diesel Career and Cast Highlights

Key credits listed on this page include Gerhard Lamprecht, Frank Thieß, Richard H. Riedel, Willy Birgel, Hilde Weissner, Paul Wegener, Josef Sieber, and Arthur Schröder.

Diesel Cast and Credits

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  Gerhard Lamprecht

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  Gerhard Lamprecht

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  Frank Thieß

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  Richard H. Riedel
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  Rudolf Diesel

  Willy Birgel
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  Martha Diesel, seine Frau

  Hilde Weissner
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  Direktor Buz

  Paul Wegener
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  Martin

  Josef Sieber

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  Lucien Vogel

  Arthur Schröder
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  Theodor Diesel

  Erich Ponto
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  Frau von Lorrenz

  Hilde von Stolz
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  Herr von Lorrenz

  Hubert von Meyerinck
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  Prof. Linde

  Werner Pledath

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  Krumper

  Herbert Gernot
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  Prof. Barnickel

  Walter Janssen

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  Ingenieur Scheuermann

  Karl-Heinz Peters

Diesel Profiles and Sources

• IMDb
• TMDB