Kameradschaft (The Criterion Collection)

When a coal mine collapses on the frontier between Germany and France, trapping a team of French miners inside, workers on both sides of the border spring into action, putting aside national prejudices and wartime grudges to launch a dangerous rescue operation. Director G. W. Pabst brings a claustrophobic realism to this ticking-clock scenario, using realistic sets and sound design to create the maze of soot-choked shafts where the miners struggle for survival. A gripping disaster film and a stirring plea for international cooperation, Kameradschaft cemented Pabst s status as one of the most morally engaged and formally dexterous filmmakers of his time. DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES- New high-definition digital restoration- New interview with German film scholar Hermann Barth on the film s production- 1988 interview with editor Jean Oser- 2016 interview with film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak on the historical context of the film- New English subtitle translation- PLUS: An essay by author and critic Luc Sante