Underplayed Gems

The Russian's are coming (1968)

The Russian's are coming poster
Original title
Die Russen kommen
Directed by
Heiner Carow
Genre
war film
Country
German Democratic Republic
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
12
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film is set near the end of World War II in a small German town. It follows the local people as they wait for the arrival of Soviet troops and cope with fear and uncertainty.

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What happens

Les Russes arrivent (Die Russen kommen) est un film de guerre est-allemand réalisé par Heiner Carow. Tourné en 1968 et censé sortir la même année, il a été censuré jusqu'en 1987 où il est effectivement sorti en salles. Le réalisateur Heiner Carow a néanmoins utilisé certaines scènes de ce film dans son film suivant, Karriere (de), sorti en 1971. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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