Punishment Battalion

Name: Punishment Battalion
Director: Harald Philipp
Genre: History, War
Released: 1960-02-11
Duration: 109 min
Cast: Sonja Ziemann, Georg Thomas, Werner Peters, Ernst Schröder, Heinz Weiss

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1960 · 109 min · History · War · TMDB 6.0/10

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.

Directed by Harald Philipp

Cast

Sonja Ziemann — Julia Deutschmann
Georg Thomas — Ernst Deutschmann
Werner Peters — Hauptfeldwebel Krüll
Ernst Schröder — Dr. Kukill
Heinz Weiss — Oberleutnant Barth