It: Chapter Two Review: An Ambitious, Worthwhile Sequel
This is ambitious horror filmmaking, and in a lot of ways, I fully admire its ambitions. For me, the film’s sloppiness defines its overall quality.
The Russians Are Coming
It’s the spring of 1945 in a small resort town on the Baltic. Günter is 16 and firmly believes that the Germans will win the war. During the hunt for a forced labourer who is on the run, Günter catches him and watches as he is shot to death. He proudly accepts the award of an Iron Cross before being shipped to the nearby front as part of the last contingent of troops. He is quickly captured by Soviet soldiers, but manages to escape and return home. When the town is occupied by the Red Army, Günter is arrested for the murder of the forced labourer. The film was banned in 1968 before it was completed, and a large portion of the negative was later destroyed.
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It’s the spring of 1945 in a small resort town on the Baltic. Günter is 16 and firmly believes that the Germans will win the war. During the hunt for a forced labourer who is on the run, Günter catches him and watches as he is shot to death. He proudly accepts the award of an Iron Cross before being shipped to the nearby front as part of the last contingent of troops. He is quickly captured by Soviet soldiers, but manages to escape and return home. When the town is occupied by the Red Army, Günter is arrested for the murder of the forced labourer. The film was banned in 1968 before it was completed, and a large portion of the negative was later destroyed.
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Genre:Drama, War
Written By:Heiner Carow, Claus Küchenmeister
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Runtime:92 minutes
Studio:DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Heiner Carow
Director
Gert Krause-Melzer
Günter
Viktor Perevalov
Igor
Dorothea Meissner
Christine
Norbert Christian
Vater Bergschicker
Karla Runkehl
Mutter Bergschicker
Vsevolod Safonov
Golubkow
Rolf Ludwig
Vater Walcher
Katja Paryla
Mutter Walcher
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
Polizist
Claus Küchenmeister
Willi
Ulrich Teschner
Bannführer
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