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Court Martial (1959)

Court Martial poster
Original title
Kriegsgericht
Directed by
Kurt Meisel
Genre
war film, trial film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A German military court tries a soldier during wartime. The film follows the legal proceedings and the moral conflicts of those involved.

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What happens

Court Martial (German: Kriegsgericht) is a 1959 West German war drama film directed by Kurt Meisel and starring Karlheinz Böhm, Christian Wolff and Hans Nielsen. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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