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Punishment Battalion

63% | Feb 11, 1960 | History, War

The film focuses on life in a World War II German penal battalion camp somewhere in Russia. The convicts include a heroic doctor unjustly convicted of avoiding military service, an officer who retreated against orders, and common criminals. It shows their life in the camp, clearing mines, living in trenches on the front line.

Featured Crew

Harald Philipp
Director
Heinz G. Konsalik
Novel

Cast

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Sonja Ziemann
Julia Deutschmann
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Georg Thomas
Ernst Deutschmann
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Werner Peters
Hauptfeldwebel Krüll
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Ernst Schröder
Dr. Kukill
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Heinz Weiss
Oberleutnant Barth

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