Zero Hour (1977)
- Original title
- Stunde Null
- Directed by
- Edgar Reitz
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 6 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
In the summer of 1945, American troops leave a small German village and Soviet soldiers take over. The film follows the villagers, including a teenage Hitler Youth member fascinated by the Americans, as they adjust to the new rule.
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What happens
Zero Hour (German: Stunde Null) is a 1977 West German drama film directed by Edgar Reitz, starring Kai Taschner and Anette Jünger. The narrative is set in the summer of 1945 in a small village outside Leipzig, where the Americans have just pulled back and been replaced by Soviet troops. The film follows the inhabitants as they adjust to the new situation, in particular Joschi, a teenage Hitler Youth member who is fascinated by the Americans. The film was produced through Edgar Reitz Filmproduktions in collaboration with Bernd Eichinger's Solaris Film- und Fernsehproduktion and Westdeutscher Rundfunk. It was released in theatres on 6 February 1977 and broadcast on West 3 on 8 March the same year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Half and Half (1977)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.