The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), five International Brigade soldiers of different nationalities are given a crucial assignment as their commander lies dying: they are to smuggle top-secret information across enemy lines.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Walter GorrishScreenplay
- Frank BeyerDirector
- Joachim WerzlauOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Erwin GeschonneckKommissar Witting
- Ulrich TheinWasja der Russe
- Edwin MarianJose der Spanier
- Ernst-Georg SchwillWilli der Deutsche
- Armin Mueller-StahlPierre, der Franzose
- Manfred KrugOleg der Pole
- Günter NaumannDimitri der Bulgare
- Fritz DiezMajor Balanos
- Johannes MausKarl
- Jochen DiestelmannJerri
- Harald JoptSanchez
- Fritz Ernst FechnerJirka
Themes
spainheatballspanish civil war (1936-39)