 The director was Hans Steinhoff.For the film, the subtitle "Ein Film vom Opfergeist der deutschen Jugend" ("A film about the sacrificial spirit of German youth") was added to the novel's title.The film has a length of 95 minutes (2,605 metres) and was premiered on 11 September 1933 at the Ufa-Phoebus Palace in Munich, and on 19 September at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in Berlin.