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Film / 1955
08/15 Part 2
Directed by
Paul May
Winter 1942: Like thousands of other German soldiers, Asch and Vierbein have ended up at the Eastern front. Although Vierbein finds a new friend in Kowalski, the squadron commander captain Witterer, a true army veteran, gives them a really hard time. Witterer’s pointless orders reflect the bad habits of many former superiors. And again, Vierbein has to bear the brunt.
The story
Winter 1942: Like thousands of other German soldiers, Asch and Vierbein have ended up at the Eastern front. Although Vierbein finds a new friend in Kowalski, the squadron commander captain Witterer, a true army veteran, gives them a really hard time. Witterer’s pointless orders reflect the bad habits of many former superiors. And again, Vierbein has to bear the brunt.
In the same saga
08/15 Collection
In release order
Cast
Joachim FuchsbergerGefreiter Asch
O.E. HasseOberstleutnant von Plönnies
Rolf KutscheraHauptmann Witterer
Emmerich SchrenkOberleutnant Schulz
Hans Christian BlechWachtmeister Platzek
Paul BösigerUnteroffizier Vierbein
Peter CarstenStabsgefreiter Kowalski
Gundula KorteIngrid Asch
Ellen SchwiersNatascha
Helen VitaLore Schulz
Mario AdorfGefreiter Wagner
Armin DahlenInfanterie-Major
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