Backdrop
1955 War Drama 1h 50m

08/15 Part 2

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.

5.9 TMDB RATING
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Principal Cast

Joachim Fuchsberger

Gefreiter Asch

O.E. Hasse

Oberstleutnant von Plönnies

Rolf Kutschera

Hauptmann Witterer

Emmerich Schrenk

Oberleutnant Schulz

Hans Christian Blech

Wachtmeister Platzek

Paul Bösiger

Unteroffizier Vierbein

Peter Carsten

Stabsgefreiter Kowalski

Gundula Korte

Ingrid Asch

Ellen Schwiers

Natascha

Helen Vita

Lore Schulz

Mario Adorf

Gefreiter Wagner

Armin Dahlen

Infanterie-Major

Hans Elwenspoek

Wachtmeister Werktreu

Rainer Penkert

Oberleutnant Wedemann

Gitta Lind

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