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Lützower
During the Napoleanic Wars, members of the Prussian Lützow Free Corps steal a French war chest from the house of collaborator Kerstinn, but their captain Friesen is captured and sentenced to death. But Friesen is saved by French Sergeant Fleuron and they flee the occupied city together. Kerstinn's daughter Marie is disgusted by her father's disloyalty and has also fallen in love with Friesen. When she learns about a trap that is being set for Lützow Free Corps, she sets out to warn them with the help of her father's clerk Püttchen, a Lützow sympathizer.
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During the Napoleanic Wars, members of the Prussian Lützow Free Corps steal a French war chest from the house of collaborator Kerstinn, but their captain Friesen is captured and sentenced to death. But Friesen is saved by French Sergeant Fleuron and they flee the occupied city together. Kerstinn's daughter Marie is disgusted by her father's disloyalty and has also fallen in love with Friesen. When she learns about a trap that is being set for Lützow Free Corps, she sets out to warn them with the help of her father's clerk Püttchen, a Lützow sympathizer.
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Genre:Drama, War
Written By:Werner W. Wallroth, Hedda Zinner
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Runtime:93 minutes
Studio:DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Werner W. Wallroth
Director
Jürgen Reuter
Hauptmann Friesen
Jaecki Schwarz
Schreiber Püttchen
Hans Teuscher
Hauptmann Bredow
Oleg Vidov
Major Margent
Johannes Wieke
Oberleutnant Röder
Peter Reusse
Leutnant Kranz
Lev Prygunov
Sergeant Fleuron
Frank Obermann
Jäger Knaup
Karlheinz Liefers
Major Lützow
Herta Knoll
Marie
Wolfgang Dehler
Ratsherr Kerstinn
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