---
title: 'Destination Death (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jürgen Roland'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/destination-death-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141914/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Destination Death (1961)

1961 · 92 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Der Transport

## Synopsis

The Transport is a 1961 West German war drama film directed by Jürgen Roland and starring Hannes Messemer, Armin Dahlen and Inge Langen. It is an adaptation of a novel of the same title by Wolfgang Altendorf. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin and on location around Donaueschingen and Germersheim. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Stratil. It is also known by the alternative title Destination Death.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jürgen Roland](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-roland), [Herbert Viktor](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-viktor)
- **Screenplay:** [Hans Rameau](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-rameau), [Michael Mansfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mansfeld), [Heinz Oskar Wuttig](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-oskar-wuttig)
- **Producer:** [Hermann Schwerin](https://cinepixo.com/people/hermann-schwerin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Heinz Hölscher](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-holscher), [Ted Kornowicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-kornowicz)
- **Editor:** [Klaus Dudenhöfer](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-dudenhofer)

## Cast

- [Benno Hoffmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/benno-hoffmann)
- [Helmo Kindermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/helmo-kindermann)
- [Peter Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-herzog)
- [Inge Langen](https://cinepixo.com/people/inge-langen)
- [Wolfgang Völz](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-volz)
- [Kurd Rudolf Pieritz](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurd-rudolf-pieritz)
- [Horst Keitel](https://cinepixo.com/people/horst-keitel)
- [Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-pratsch-kaufmann)
- [Hannes Messemer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hannes-messemer)
- [Armin Dahlen](https://cinepixo.com/people/armin-dahlen)
- [Horst Naumann](https://cinepixo.com/people/horst-naumann)

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