Director
Frank Beyer
Composer
Gunther Fischer
Cast
Sylvester Groth, Fred Düren, Matthias Günther
Edition 1988
100'
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1983
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Drama
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Dialogue:
German, Polish
Mark Niebuhr, a German soldier, barely nineteen, is taken prisoner-of-war in Poland at the end of the war. One day he is transferred to prison. He is accused of ha ving taken part in SS-crimes. While lenghthy investigation is started, Mark spends months in prison. After having been in solitary confinement, he is transferred to a cell with Polish criminals, who believe he is an SS-officer and vent all their hatred on him. Through this confrontation, Mark realizes the guilt of his compatriots. After ha ving done outdoor work, Mark is transferred to a cell with German prisoners. They assume he has been brought to their cell as a spy. Mark gradually withdraws from his countrymen as he realizes they would not hesitate to kill him. Months later, the investigation is concluded: Mark is found innocent of being an SS-officer.
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Credits
Directors
Frank Beyer
Composers
Gunther Fischer
Cast
Sylvester Groth, Fred Düren, Matthias Günther
Scenario
Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Dieter Wolf
Director of Photography
Eberhard Geick
Editors
Rita Hiller
Producers
Herbert Ehler
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Dialogue
German, Polish
Countries of production
East Germany
Screenplay based on
"Der Aufenthalt" (Hermann Kant)
Year
1983