Underplayed Gems

5 June (1942)

5 June poster
Original title
Der 5. Juni
Directed by
Fritz Kirchhoff
Genre
war film, propaganda film
Country
Nazi Germany, Germany
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This 1942 German war film recounts the successful invasion of France by German forces in 1940. It follows soldiers and officials through the military campaign across France and Germany.

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What happens

5 June (German: Der 5. Juni) is a 1942 German war film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Carl Raddatz, Joachim Brennecke and Karl Ludwig Diehl. The film depicts the events of 1940 when German forces successfully invaded France. It was shot on location in France and Germany. The film was made at the Babelsberg Studio in Berlin, and around Brittany, Mulhouse and Brandenburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Erich Kettelhut, Herbert Nitzschke and Wilhelm Vorwerg. Constant changes to the film, often at the request of the German military, led to large cost overruns. In November 1942, the film was banned by the Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda Joseph Goebbels for unspecified reasons. It has been speculated that Goebbels thought the film was not entertaining enough or wished to avoid offending the Vichy government of France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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