A Handful of Heroes (1967)
- Original title
- Eine Handvoll Helden
- Directed by
- Fritz Umgelter
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- Germany, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A small group of Prussian soldiers holds a critical outpost against Napoleon's larger forces during the Battle of Jena in 1806. The film follows their struggle to defend their position as enemy troops close in.
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What happens
A Handful of Heroes (German: Eine Handvoll Helden) is a 1967 West German-Italian historical war film directed by Fritz Umgelter and starring Horst Frank, Valeria Ciangottini and Karl-Heinz Fiege. It is a remake of the 1930 film The Last Company about a detachment of Prussian soldiers who defend a vital outpost against Napoleon's armies around the time of the Battle of Jena (1806). It was shot on location in Hungary using Eastmancolor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Four Days of Naples (1962)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.