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Punishment Battalion
Punishment Battalion
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Punishment Battalion

Original Title: Strafbataillon 999

1960
1h 49m
History
War

Status

Released

Release

1960

Runtime

1h 49m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 49m
Feb 11, 1960
Languages
Russian
German
Director
Harald Philipp
Production
Zeyn-Film
Zeyn-Film
Production Countries
Germany

Top Cast

14 Cast Members

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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