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Winter 1942: Like thousands of other German soldiers, Asch and Vierbein have ended up at the Eastern front. Although Vierbein finds a new friend in Kowalski, the squadron commander captain Witterer, a true army veteran, gives them a really hard time. Witterer’s pointless orders reflect the bad habits of many former superiors. And again, Vierbein has to bear the brunt.
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Winter 1942: Like thousands of other German soldiers, Asch and Vierbein have ended up at the Eastern front. Although Vierbein finds a new friend in Kowalski, the squadron commander captain Witterer, a true army veteran, gives them a really hard time. Witterer’s pointless orders reflect the bad habits of many former superiors. And again, Vierbein has to bear the brunt.
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Genre:War, Drama
Written By:Ernst von Salomon
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Runtime:110 minutes
Studio:Divina-Film
Cast
Paul May
Director
Joachim Fuchsberger
Gefreiter Asch
O.E. Hasse
Oberstleutnant von Plönnies
Rolf Kutschera
Hauptmann Witterer
Emmerich Schrenk
Oberleutnant Schulz
Hans Christian Blech
Wachtmeister Platzek
Paul Bösiger
Unteroffizier Vierbein
Peter Carsten
Stabsgefreiter Kowalski
Gundula Korte
Ingrid Asch
Ellen Schwiers
Natascha
Helen Vita
Lore Schulz
Mario Adorf
Gefreiter Wagner
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