Wunder des Fliegens: Der Film eines deutschen Fliegers(1935)
A young German boy meets his hero, a famous flying ace, and dreams of becoming a pilot. However, his mother--whose husband was a fighter pilot killed in battle during World War I--does not want to lose her son, too, and tries to persuade him to abandon his dreams of flying.
Movie: Wunder des Fliegens: Der Film eines deutschen Fliegers
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Mutter Muthesius
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A young German boy meets his hero, a famous flying ace, and dreams of becoming a pilot. However, his mother--whose husband was a fighter pilot killed in battle during World War I--does not want to lose her son, too, and tries to persuade him to abandon his dreams of flying.
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1935-05-14
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5.5
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Deutsch
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