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Restless Night (1958)

Restless Night poster
Original title
Unruhige Nacht
Directed by
Falk Harnack
Genre
war film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
12
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War Two on the Eastern Front, a German officer struggles with the horrors of war when he is ordered to execute a group of civilians. He must navigate the moral weight of his command.

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What happens

Restless Night (German: Unruhige Nacht) is a 1958 West German war drama film directed by Falk Harnack and starring Bernhard Wicki, Ulla Jacobsson and Hansjörg Felmy. It is set on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. It was partly shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Bruno Monden. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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