The film focuses on life in a World War II German penal battalion camp somewhere in Russia. The convicts include a heroic doctor unjustly convicted of avoiding military service, an officer who retreated against orders, and common criminals. It shows their life in the camp, clearing mines, living in trenches on the front line.
Credits
Punishment Battalion Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Georg Lehn
He was 45, 81 years old when he died
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as Wiedeck |
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Gerd Frickhöffer
He was 46, 66 years old when he died
|
as Kronberg |
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Heinz Weiss
He was 38, 89 years old when he died
|
as Oberleutnant Barth |
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Sonja Ziemann
She was 34, now 98 years old
|
as Julia Deutschmann |
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Werner Peters
He was 41, 52 years old when he died
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as Hauptfeldwebel Krüll |
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Ernst Schröder
He was 118, 60 years old when he died
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as Dr. Kukill |
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Kurd Pieritz
He was 41, 92 years old when he died
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as Hauptmann Barth |
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Georg Thomas
He was 69, 56 years old when he died
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as Ernst Deutschmann |
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Judith Dornys
She was 18, 48 years old when she died
|
as Tanja |
Punishment Battalion Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Ilse Dubois as Costume Design. She was 38 (86) years old when She died
|
Costume & Make-Up |
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Otto Erdmann as Production Design. He was 126 (71) years old when He died
|
Art |
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Elisabeth Kleinert-Neumann as Editor. |
Editing |
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Willy Mattes as Original Music Composer. He was 44 (86) years old when He died
|
Sound |
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Hans Jürgen Kiebach as Production Design. He was 29 (64) years old when He died
|
Art |
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Erwin Gitt as Production Manager. He was 49 (65) years old when He died
|
Production |
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Carl von Barany as Assistant Director. |
Directing |
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Heinz Hölscher as Director of Photography. He was 34 (now 99) years old
|
Camera |
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Wolfgang Menge as Writer. He was 35 (88) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Heinz G. Konsalik as Novel. He was 38 (78) years old when He died
|
Writing |
