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Destination Death (1961)

Destination Death poster
Original title
Der Transport
Directed by
Herbert Viktor, Jürgen Roland
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of people are transported through wartime Germany. They face danger and hardship during their journey.

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What happens

The Transport (German: Der Transport) is a 1961 West German war drama film directed by Jürgen Roland and starring Hannes Messemer, Armin Dahlen and Inge Langen. It is an adaptation of a novel of the same title by Wolfgang Altendorf. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin and on location around Donaueschingen and Germersheim. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Stratil. It is also known by the alternative title Destination Death. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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