---
title: 'Crisis (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alexandr Hackenschmied'
released: '1939-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/crisis-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195616/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Crisis (1939)

1939 · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

Crisis (1939) is a feature-length documentary about the 1938 Sudeten Crisis. It was released briefly before the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia on March 15, 1939. The film was directed by Herbert Kline, Hans Burger, and Alexander Hammid, with narration written by Vincent Sheean and read by Leif Erickson. The National Board of Review named Crisis one of the ten best films of 1939.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alexandr Hackenschmied](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandr-hackenschmied), [Hanus Burger](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanus-burger), [Herbert Kline](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-kline)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alexandr Hackenschmied](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandr-hackenschmied)
- **Editor:** [Alexandr Hackenschmied](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandr-hackenschmied)

## Cast

- [George Voskovec](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-voskovec)
- [Jan Werich](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-werich)
- [Edvard Beneš](https://cinepixo.com/people/edvard-benes)

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