Director
Wolfram Paulus
Composer
Bert Breit
Cast
Florian Pircher, Albert Paulus, Helmut Vogel
Edition 1987
100'
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1986
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War, Drama
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Dialogue:
German
In this well-photographed and sometimes confusing wartime drama, an Austrian village experiences the tragedy of war on several different levels. Within one family, the younger son is jealous of the praise his father gives to a Polish POW who is working for them under very difficult conditions. Within the village as a whole, the French, Polish, and Russian POWs are kept under guard by Nazi soldiers, creating a tense situation all around. But more importantly, the village has conspired to hide an Austrian deserter in a cave up in the mountains. This act of rebellion on the part of the deserter and the village hangs in a precarious balance that could be upset by a single traitorous comment to the Gestapo.
In this well-photographed and sometimes confusing wartime drama, an Austrian village experiences the tragedy of war on several different levels. Within one family, the younger son is jealous of the praise his father gives to a Polish POW who is working for them under very difficult conditions. Within the village as a whole, the French, Polish, and Russian POWs are kept under guard by Nazi soldiers, creating a tense situation all around. But more importantly, the village has conspired to hide an Austrian deserter in a cave up in the mountains. This act of rebellion on the part of the deserter and the village hangs in a precarious balance that could be upset by a single traitorous comment to the Gestapo.
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Credits
Directors
Wolfram Paulus
Composers
Bert Breit
Cast
Florian Pircher, Albert Paulus, Helmut Vogel
Director of Photography
Wolfgang Simon
Editors
Wolfram Paulus
Producers
Peter Voiss, Alex von Hahn
More info
Dialogue
German
Countries of production
Austria, West Germany
Year
1986