- Country: East Germany
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1983-03-17
- Director: Rainer Simon
- Writers: Fritz Rudolf Fries , Rainer Simon
- Language: German
- Stars: Jörg Gudzuhn , Elisa Montés , Víctor Carvajal , Daniel Roth , Katrin Knappe , Gudrun Ritter , Johanna Schall , Hermann Beyer , György Lencz , Jürgen Holtz
- Runtime: 117 min
- Awards: 1 win
- AKA: Das Luftschiff , Das Luftschiff
- Plot: Stannebein is "an inventor of air ships for the benefit of mankind," or so he sees himself and his place in world history. In order to secure financing for his fancy, he adopts to the rhetoric of the time and, unwittingly, ends up building an air base for the Nazi German Legion Condor in Spain. His protest to the Nazi authorities is, of course, in vain. In 1945, his family starts to inquire about him, surmising that his past and his patents might be valuable. However, Stannebein's last residence, the insane asylum, stands empty...
- IMDB:tt0085876
Das Luftschiff Cast · · · ALL
Rainer Simon
Director
Jörg Gudzuhn
Stannebein
Hermann Beyer
Kießling
Kurt Böwe
Psychologe
Gudrun Ritter
Polonia
Elisa Montés
Katrin Knappe
Johanna Schall
Jürgen Holtz
Arno Wyzniewski
Friedo Solter
Victor Deiß
Ute Lubosch
Franziska Ritter