Taiga (1958)

Directed by

Wolfgang Liebeneiner

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of German soldiers are held as prisoners of war in the Siberian taiga after World War II. The film follows their struggles to survive in the harsh environment.

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What happens

Taiga is a 1958 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Hannes Messemer and Günter Pfitzmann. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Gottfried Will. The title refers to the taiga that covers much of Siberia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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