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.
Julia Deutschmann
Ernst Deutschmann
Hauptfeldwebel Krüll
Dr. Kukill
Oberleutnant Barth
Hauptmann Barth
Wiedeck
Kronberg
Oberleutnant Bevern
Tanja
Karl Schwannecke
Gottfried von Bartlitz
Stabsarzt Dr. Bergen
Assistenzarzt Martienzen
Director
Novel
Writer
Writer
Production Design
Production Design
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Editor
Costume Design
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Production Manager
Production Manager
Production Manager