Punishment Battalion

Punishment Battalion

1960/02/11 • Released • German, Russian

History
War
6.0
1h 49m

Overview

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.

Director : Harald Philipp

Casts
Sonja Ziemann

Sonja Ziemann

Julia Deutschmann

Georg Thomas

Ernst Deutschmann

Werner Peters

Werner Peters

Hauptfeldwebel Krüll

Ernst Schröder

Ernst Schröder

Dr. Kukill

Heinz Weiss

Heinz Weiss

Oberleutnant Barth

Kurd Pieritz

Kurd Pieritz

Hauptmann Barth

Georg Lehn

Georg Lehn

Wiedeck

Gerd Frickhöffer

Gerd Frickhöffer

Kronberg

Klaus Kindler

Oberleutnant Bevern

Judith Dornys

Judith Dornys

Tanja

Hanns Ernst Jäger

Karl Schwannecke

Werner Hessenland

Gottfried von Bartlitz

Alfred Balthoff

Alfred Balthoff

Stabsarzt Dr. Bergen

Peter Schiff

Peter Schiff

Assistenzarzt Martienzen

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