The Russians Are Coming

Drama/Book adaptation, GDR 1968

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It’s the spring of 1945 in a small resort town on the Baltic. Günter is 16 and firmly believes that the Germans will win the war. During the hunt for a forced labourer who is on the run, Günter catches him and watches as he is shot to death. He proudly accepts the award of an Iron Cross before being shipped to the nearby front as part of the last contingent of troops. He is quickly captured by Soviet soldiers, but manages to escape and return home. When the town is occupied by the Red Army, Günter is arrested for the murder of the forced labourer. The film was banned in 1968 before it was completed, and a large portion of the negative was later destroyed.
88 min
HD
FSK 12
Audio language:
German

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Director:

Heiner Carow

Template:

Egon Richter (Short Story)

Editor:

Evelyn Carow

Composer:

Peter Gotthardt

Cast:

Gert Krause-Melzer (Günther)

Viktor Perevalov (Igor)

Dorothea Meissner (Christine)

Norbert Christian (Father Bergschicker)

Karla Runkehl (Mother Bergschicker)

Rolf Ludwig (Father Walcher)

Original title:

Die Russen kommen

Original language:

German

Format:

16:9 HD, B/W

Age rating:

FSK 12

Audio language:

German