5 June (1942)

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

How it feels

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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