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In the Second World War, spring 1944: shortly before the planned Ardennes offensive, Germans and Americans stand waiting on the German-Belgian border. The small Eifel village of Winterspelt threatens to become the scene of a bloody battle. A German officer comes up with a plan to hand over his battalion to the Americans without a fight. He finds support from three inhabitants of the small village, who help him to present his offer of surrender to the Americans, which they ultimately reject.Read moreLess
In the Second World War, spring 1944: shortly before the planned Ardennes offensive, Germans and Americans stand waiting on the German-Belgian border. The small Eifel village of Winterspelt threatens to become the scene of a bloody battle. A German officer comes up with a plan to hand over his battalion to the Americans without a fight. He finds support from three inhabitants of the small village, who help him to present his offer of surrender to the Americans, which they ultimately reject.
The story
In the Second World War, spring 1944: shortly before the planned Ardennes offensive, Germans and Americans stand waiting on the German-Belgian border. The small Eifel village of Winterspelt threatens to become the scene of a bloody battle. A German officer comes up with a plan to hand over his battalion to the Americans without a fight. He finds support from three inhabitants of the small village, who help him to present his offer of surrender to the Americans, which they ultimately reject.
Cast & crew
Ulrich von DobschützMajor Joseph Dincklage
Hans Christian BlechWenzel Hainstock
Katharina ThalbachLäthe Lenk
Henning SchlüterDr. Bruno Schefold
Claus Theo GärtnerCorporal Hubert Reidel
George RoubicekCaptain John Kimbrough
Frederick JaegerMajor Robert Wheeler
Karlheinz LemkenMaster Sergeant Wagner
George SewellColonel
David HealyPfc FosterExplore the crew
- Director of Photography
- Rudolf Körösi
- Director of Photography
- Kurt Weber
- Director
- Eberhard Fechner
- Producer
- Eberhard Fechner
- Writer
- Eberhard Fechner
- Editor
- Barbara Büscher-Grimm
- Original Music Composer
- György Ligeti