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Kameradschaft was filmed in 1931 in both French and German versions.

The premiere in Berlin took place on November 17, 1931,

and in Paris on January 29, 1932.

The film was based on the historic Courrières mining disaster

of March 10, 1906,

when over 1,200 miners were buried alive

and German miners rushed to the aid of their French comrades.

Pabst updated the story

and dedicated the film to those German miners.

The original negative, opening credits, and ending of the German version

have not survived.

The original negative of the slightly different French version,

called La tragédie de la mine, is preserved in the archives

of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée (CNC).

The reconstruction of the German version is based on a dupe positive

from the BFI National Archive.

The CNC negative was used for the ending of the film,

which was missing in the BFI footage.

- I won! - No, I won!

Hands off! They're mine.

They're mine!

Sorry, boys, but the French aren't letting in any more unemployed.

But we have border passes.

Let's try anyway.

Give me back my marbles!

This is the border.

Come get them if you dare.

You think I'm scared?

- Must you always fight? - Shame on you!

- He took my marbles! - Make up!

No, the border's closed if you're unemployed.

If you're out of work, you're not welcome anywhere.

No work here.

There's not even enough work for us.

They barely have work for their own people.

Hear that? The fatherland's calling.

We'll have to tighten our belts even more.

Look at all the coal they have.

But they can't sell it.

Until they do, you won't find any work.

Glück auf! (miners' expression of solidarity)

Hey, something stinks over there.

They're afraid the fire on the French side will come this way.

You can really feel the heat here.

Ever since the fire started on the French side three weeks ago.

Well, as long as there's no gas leak.

No, there's no gas.

They build wall after wall over there,

but the fire keeps eating its way through.

No, this won't hold.

Is today Saturday?

The night shift needs to build a new wall by Monday.

No dynamite here!

No gas.

Listen! No blasting until further notice.

Not until the new wall is finished. - Okay, got it.

Hey, guys!

Guys!

No blasting today because of the fire.

All I hear about is the fire!

As long as there's no gas, it's no big deal.

And if there were gas? What would happen?

Don't worry, kid.

They're building a new wall on Sunday.

This wall has to be finished by first thing tomorrow morning.

Get to it, guys.

We're going as fast as we can. But in this heat...

This is a fine way to spend a Sunday.

KURSAAL DANCE HALL

Well, boys!

Shall we go in and have a drink?

Go on.

Three tickets.

No, three tickets. No flowers.

- Three tickets. - You pay over there.

My first conquest in France.

Three tickets.

Here you are, my friend.

Certified free of parasites!

More!

- Look, the musicians are upstairs. - Nice.

- Waiter! - Here you say garçon.

Garçon...

What can I get you gentlemen?

One, two, three... Bier.

Don't forget the schnapps.

Three beers and three...

Schnapps. I speak German.

Three beers, three schnapps,

and a head of cabbage for my rabbit.

A head of cabbage for Mr. Rabbit.

Everything okay, lovebirds?

Mind your own business.

Hits the spot.

I prefer Dortmunder Union.

Quite a girl, huh?

How do you say in French...

"May I have this dance?"

Excuse, please... you dance?

You're a good dancer, Émile.

Not as good as the Parisians.

Do they dance like this in Paris?

Françoise, you're not really leaving tomorrow, are you?

My vacation is over.

- You promised. - I'll be back.

There's no keeping her here. She's a Parisian now.

Excuse, please... you dance?

- What's he want? - To dance with you.

No more dancing for me.

Tell him in German if you can.

Mademoiselle no dance.

What was that? German?

I got it. "A German."

She said, "Not with a German."

Germans dance just as well as Frenchmen, young lady.

- Come along. - I won't be insulted!

Leave the woman alone. Back to the rabbit.

Forget it.

Let me go!

Behave yourself. You're a foreigner here.

Another round?

Three more beers and three more schnapps?

Why didn't you want to dance?

I'm tired.

I've had enough. I'm going. - Well, I'm staying.

Good-bye.

Good night.

Germans, drink German beer!

- Goodnight, Mr. Engineer. - Goodnight.

I think the fire problem's been resolved. - I'm sure of it.

We'll be out of danger with that new wall.

Let's hope it's finished by morning.

- What did he say? - Nothing.

- Where were they coming from? - The mine.

There's a fire in a passage. - Fire?

They're always talking about fires.

How can you go on being a miner?

It's my work.

- I could never live like that. - Françoise!

- Morning, Jean. - Morning, Émile. I'll be right back.

Good morning, Émile. Did you sleep well?

Thanks, Mom.

Good-bye.

I'm all packed, Mother.

Well...

good-bye, Jean.

- What time is your train? - In just a few minutes.

I'm already late.

Then good-bye, Françoise.

Good-bye.

No one's forcing you to leave!

Stay here.

It's a crying shame.

It's no use.

Have a good trip.

Émile is a good man.

A hard worker...

and very responsible.

Yes...

- Are you going down, kid? - Of course, Grandfather.

- Good-bye. - See you tonight.

Jean, what's going on?

All Sunday long all he talked about was gas and fire...

We didn't get word not to go down.

Émile, keep an eye on the kid.

Don't worry. I'll be his nanny.

Thanks.

- Itching to come along, huh? - Ah, those were the days...

But everyone gets their turn.

Mother, why don't you all come to Paris with me?

I'm sure Jean could find work there.

Plenty of others have moved,

but the higher wages don't cover the rent.

Besides, we've always been miners.

That's no reason.

We already lost Dad.

Jean is all we have left.

I'll never marry a miner.

No, Mother.

Never.

All done? Good and solid?

- Yeah. - Good.

Heads up!

Heads up!

Fire!

Fire!

Gas! Clear out!

Hurry!

Fire!

Fire!

Fire! - Gas!

- Albert! - Jean!

Don't be scared!

- Fire! - Gas!

Good-bye, Mother!

The mine!

Let me go! I want to get off!

- Fire in the mine! - What's going on?

- The big mine is on fire. - The Thibault mine?

Bertrand works there!

Another fire in the Thibault mine.

- The big Thibault mine? - Yes.

- Was there an accident? - Fire in the mine!

My little Georges!

- What's going on? - Fire in the mine!

- Where's Charles? - He just came up.

There's Charles!

Look! The French mine's on fire!

Must be really bad over there.

- The mine! - Fire!

Our husbands are down there!

Let us in!

Open up!

Let the ambulance through!

You there! What are you doing? You're not allowed here!

Hurry and get the technician.

Why is no one going down?

The cage isn't working.

What are you doing? Don't stand in the way!

Be careful.

Hold tight. It's 2,000 feet down.

- Let us in. - You're not allowed in here.

At least tell us what's going on!

Calm down!

The cage isn't working.

- The cage! - It's not working!

The cage isn't working!

They can't get down there!

We want to know what's going on! Where are our husbands?

Jean, hurry!

Georges!

Georges!

Miss!

Your suitcase!

Did you hear the news?

Bad accident in the French mine. - I know.

Six hundred men are trapped.

What's your problem? An accident like that is no one's fault.

That's what you say.

This damned grind will be the death of us all.

All this damned pressure.

And then what?

We have to go on welfare.

What did you say?

Six hundred?

That's what the head foreman said.

Poor devils.

Think they have enough rescue gear?

What do I care?

They have more money than us.

We have to go over there.

- Then good luck. - Don't go just yet.

What is it?

You're on the rescue team.

- What are the French to me? - Think they'd help us?

- We know the French! - From the Ruhr occupation!

Boys, what do we care about generals?

A miner is a miner.

Will the French pay you a pension if you're hurt over there?

What about the men down there who can't get out?

Don't they have wives and children?

Think about your own wife.

- Think I'll fawn over the Frenchies? - Just wait...

till you're trapped down there with no one to help you.

You'll be crying for your mother.

- I gotta admit... - Am I right?

- Yeah. - Of course he is.

- Anton, are you in? - Yeah.

- You coming too? - I'm in.

Then let's go, boys.

Rescue team, get ready.

Fritz, are you coming? - You bet I am.

Then let's go.

You're all out of your minds.

Cowards needn't come along.

We're lucky the tunnels to the French pits

are sealed off so well,

or the gas would have reached us in no time.

This is a heavy blow for the French.

They'll have their hands full.

Come on, foreman. Hand over the rescue gear.

Be reasonable. I can't just --

- You know the situation. - Miners are trapped down there.

- I have to ask management. - They won't object.

Give us the key. There's no time to lose.

What's going on here?

I have to speak to the director first.

The off-duty rescue team wants to help the French miners.

- Glück auf, men. - Glück auf

What do you want?

The rescue gear.

- Who is this man? - Wittkopp, from Area 7.

We're volunteering.

You think they need you?

There are never enough rescuers.

I was just thinking

that we're actually closest to them.

Our men could get there much more quickly

than the French rescue crews.

And if something happens here in the meantime?

We still have the midday shift rescue team.

That's true.

How do you plan to get across the border?

Let us worry about that.

Pit foreman.

Give them the gear. And you're in charge.

Get ready, boys. We got the gear.

Hey, the guys from the early shift are going over to the French side.

What? The same Frenchmen who threw us out yesterday?

What's that got to do with it?

Move it! Are we going in or not?

Yes, Sergeant!

- Ready? - Ready.

Let's go!

Glück auf!

Please get Director Berteux on the line for me.

I have the French mine on the line, sir.

Mr. Berteux?

Good day, sir.

Our rescue crew just left.

Not at all. It's only natural.

We're very happy to help.

Glück auf!

Come back quickly!

Gustav, you haven't eaten yet!

- Thanks, Mother. - See that nothing happens to you.

We'll be back.

Anna, half the miners over there are trapped.

We have to go.

They have wives and children too.

Don't cry.

You have to understand.

Sister, please take me to the Thibault mine.

Do you have a family member in the mine?

Your husband?

No.

My brother and...

his friend.

Georges!

So long, and good luck.

Georges!

There was an accident like this nearby when I was little.

The cage got stuck, and it took half a day to fix it

before the miners could get out.

German rescue team!

You think the French will let them cross?

Girard, the phone!

FRENCH CUSTOMS

If they start with the passport business,

we'll lose precious time.

Don't stop!

Step on it! Keep going!

That idiot is shooting!

Hey!

Hey, don't shoot!

Let them go. It's a German rescue team.

Yes, two trucks with German rescuers.

Good. Thanks.

Inform me immediately of any news from the rescue teams.

Look! The flag!

The flag!

- Mother! - Françoise!

What about Jean?

Our rescue team is down there. There's still hope.

Who is it?

- It's Albert! - He's alive!

It's Albert.

He's still alive.

Rose, it's your husband.

Albert!

Ma'am, come around.

Albert, speak to me!

Can you hear me?

You were with Jean and Émile.

Please!

Answer me!

They're all...

They're all down below.

Nothing but bodies.

It's not true!

If he's alive, then the others are too!

We have to save them. Let's storm the gates!

Open this gate and lower that flag! They're not dead!

Please be patient. The rescue team is still working.

- Liar! You're letting them die. - No, I assure you.

- They want to save the mine. - What about our husbands?

Lower that flag! They're not dead!

Open up!

Open the gates!

Call the supervisor. We have to notify the troops.

You hear that? They want to call in the troops.

They want to shoot at us!

Here they come!

Here they come!

German rescue team.

Open the gate! - Open up.

Open up! German rescue team.

What? Germans?

A German rescue team! They've come to help us.

Open the gates!

Let them through.

The Germans! I can't believe it!

The German rescue team is at your disposal.

We thank you and your brave men

for coming to help us rescue our comrades.

We hope none of you are hurt in your efforts.

- Good luck! - Glück auf!

Think they made it across?

Don't worry. Wittkopp will get the job done.

- If we didn't have to work... - What a shame!

...we could have met them halfway.

Just what we need!

That's it!

Go on enjoying your lunch.

He's leaving.

Say something, man! I'm sick and tired of your secrets.

Glück auf

He's crazy. Where's he going?

No idea.

Kasper!

We can't let him go by himself.

Slow down, man. We can't keep up.

See this here?

This leads to the French side.

We broke through here during the war.

It's all one pit. You follow?

- Are you crazy? - You're gonna break through?

If anyone finds out, we'll be fired tomorrow.

You can stay here, sweetheart.

The French aren't fans of yours anyway.

The French! I really shouldn't go over.

France insulted me.

They're gonna hear from me. I'll tell 'em off in German!

German rescue team.

Thank you for your help.

Huh? What kind of monkey cage is that?

"Border"?

"Border 1919"? Ever seen anything like that?

To think it extends 2,500 feet up.

You just can't see it up there.

I've always said the French have something against me.

They don't want to let us in.

- To hell with 'em! - We'll show 'em!

Let 'em have it!

Jean, tell me:

How many...

how many wagonloads today?

Émile, my boy.

Did Françoise leave?

One, two...

There we go.

- You still know the way? - Don't worry.

This leads home to mommy.

Holy cow!

What a mess!

Hey, here's one.

And another one over there.

He's dead.

It's Bijou!

Straight ahead here, my friend!

I'm following the horse. He knows better.

Hurry up! We're not getting any air down here.

Move it!

Well, boy?

Let's see where you've led us.

- He doesn't understand German. - Don't say that.

Sometimes horses like this are smarter than people.

Let's see what he likes so much around here.

Good lord! It's the ghost of the mine!

It's just an old miner, you idiot.

- You're right. - You see?

This is Georges, my grandson.

I found him.

- What? - Yes.

- What's wrong with the boy? - The little tyke!

Get back!

Damn it all to hell!

Now we can't get out.

We're done for now.

Buckle it tight.

Come right back.

Hello?

Is someone there?

Is someone there?

The Germans!

The Germans!

Shoot 'em all down!

Two more up that way...

Pass the kid through. The air's much better in here.

Don't worry, buddy. It's not too bad.

We need an ambulance right way.

Did you find any men?

Any rescuers missing?

No, everyone's here.

Are all your men above ground?

- Any of our men still down there? - No, everyone's come up.

Everyone's above ground.

Well? Blocked?

Can't... get out?

Then we'll just ride this trolley to heaven.

I can keep up the search, but it's only bodies down there now.

Check down there.

Nothing over here.

Maybe over in the corner.

There it is!

Who? Yes! Yes!

Five men trapped...

in railcar room.

What? Germans? Where?

What's that?

Five men trapped in railcar room.

Yes! Yes!

Five men.

The railcar room. Yes!

Five more men!

Hey, there are five more men

in the railcar room by the stables.

They just called. - Hear that? Five more men.

On your feet, boys!

There are five men down there. Let's go find 'em!

What's going on? What are they doing?

There are still men down there. Let's go!

Hello, gentlemen. Sorry you had to wait.

I've been told there are five men

trapped alive in the railcar room.

A rescue team has gone down to get them.

They're in there.

Yes, that's them.

Georges, you hear that? They're coming for us!

That's right! They're coming!

They're coming!

There's an insert missing at this point in the surviving footage:

a front page from the Berliner Tagesblatt with an article about the mining disaster

and the release of wounded German rescue workers from the hospital...

What can I say? We were as good as dead.

Right, Kasper?

And Kasper said...

"Some chewing tobacco would be great right about now."

What do you think I did then?

I got on the phone and told the director...

"Sir, at least send some chewing tobacco to our burial!"

Here they come!

Climb down, my boy!

Where's our sworn enemy?

Where's our sworn enemy? There he is!

There you are, grandpa!

Jean, say something!

Comrades!

We're all united as miners.

That's why you brought me up from down below.

And it's because we're all united

that our comrade Kasper tore open the bars in Area 1315.

And because there are only two enemies

on our side of the border:

gas and war!

I tell you:

We must never forget that.

We're all united as miners!

Thank you, comrades!

We won't say "farewell," just "until we meet again."

Au revoir!

Auf Wiedersehen!

Auf Wiedersehen!

Comrades!

I couldn't understand what our French comrade just said.

But we all understood what he meant.

Because it doesn't matter if you're German or French.

We're all workers, and a miner is a miner.

But why do we only stick together when we're in trouble?

Are we to sit idly by till they fill us with so much hatred

that we shoot each other down in another war?

The coal belongs to us all...

whether we shovel it on this side or the other.

And if those above us can't come to an agreement,

we'll stick together, because we belong together!

Long live our French comrades!

Glück auf!

BORDER 1919

Everything's in order once again.

Everything must be in order.

That should hold.

You have the paperwork ready? - Yes.

Here you are.