Punishment Battalion
19601h 49m6.0
History, War
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genre
- History
- Origin
- Germany
About
The film focuses on life in a World War II German penal battalion camp somewhere in Russia. The convicts include a heroic doctor unjustly convicted of avoiding military service, an officer who retreated against orders, and common criminals. It shows their life in the camp, clearing mines, living in trenches on the front line.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Harald Philipp
- Writing
- Harald Philipp, Wolfgang Menge
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Feb 11, 1960
- Studio
- Zeyn-Film
Cast
Sonja Ziemann
Julia Deutschmann
Georg Thomas
Ernst Deutschmann
Werner Peters
Hauptfeldwebel Krüll
Ernst Schröder
Dr. Kukill
Heinz Weiss
Oberleutnant Barth
Kurd Pieritz
Hauptmann Barth
Georg Lehn
Wiedeck
Gerd Frickhöffer
Kronberg
Klaus Kindler
Oberleutnant Bevern
Judith Dornys
Tanja
Hanns Ernst Jäger
Karl Schwannecke
Werner Hessenland
Gottfried von Bartlitz
Alfred Balthoff
Stabsarzt Dr. Bergen
Peter Schiff
Assistenzarzt Martienzen
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