March, 1945: The insecure and hesitant reserve lieutenant Felix Bleck receives orders to lead a transport of 40 prisoners to the Western Front, where the men are to be burned up in a punishment battalion. On the way there, Bleck realizes the inhuman futility of his assignment and makes a fateful decision.
- Created by
- Jürgen Roland
- Origin
- DE
- TMDB rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 4 votes
Cast
Hannes MessemerLeutnant Bleck
Armin DahlenFeldwebel Steinlein- Peter HerzogUnteroffizier Brix
Inge LangenHelga Burghardt- Eva Katharina SchultzSusanne Westphal
- Helmo KindermannLeutnant Thomsteg
Kurd PieritzOberleutnant Schwerdtfuß- Leo BieberMajor Krugstein
- Horst KeitelUnteroffizier Mahlmann
- Andreas WolfDr. Born