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A Day Will Come (1950)

A Day Will Come poster
Original title
Es kommt ein Tag
Directed by
Rudolf Jugert
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
0.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

In a small German town during the Franco-Prussian War, a corporal's sense of duty conflicts with local sentiments. The story follows his interactions with the townspeople as war approaches.

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What happens

A Day Will Come (German: Es kommt ein Tag) is a 1950 West German historical drama film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Dieter Borsche, Maria Schell and Lil Dagover. It was shot at the Göttingen Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag. It is based on Ernst Penzoldt's novella Korporal Mombour, set at the time of the Franco-Prussian War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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