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Winterspelt (1978)

Winterspelt poster
Original title
Winterspelt 1944
Directed by
Eberhard Fechner
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 51m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A German officer considers surrendering his unit during World War Two. The film follows his plan and its consequences for the soldiers and civilians involved.

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What happens

Winterspelt is a 1978 West German war film directed by Eberhard Fechner and starring Ulrich von Dobschütz, Hans Christian Blech, George Sewell, Garrick Hagon, David Healy, George Roubicek, Frederick Jaeger, Katharina Thalbach and Henning Schlüter. It is set during the Second World War. It was also released as Winterspelt 1944. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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