Synopsis
March, 1945: The insecure and hesitant reserve lieutenant Felix Bleck receives orders to lead a transport of 40 prisoners to the Western Front, where the men are to be burned up in a punishment battalion. On the way there, Bleck realizes the inhuman futility of his assignment and makes a fateful decision.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Jürgen RolandDirector
- Heinz Oskar WuttigWriter
- Hans RameauWriter
- Michael MansfeldWriter
Cast
- Hannes MessemerLeutnant Bleck
- Armin DahlenFeldwebel Steinlein
- Peter HerzogUnteroffizier Brix
- Inge LangenHelga Burghardt
- Eva Katharina SchultzSusanne Westphal
- Helmo KindermannLeutnant Thomsteg
- Kurd PieritzOberleutnant Schwerdtfuß
- Leo BieberMajor Krugstein
- Horst KeitelUnteroffizier Mahlmann
- Andreas WolfDr. Born
- Benno HoffmannKetten-Charly
- Heinrich GiesLohmann