The Turning Point (Der Aufenthalt) 41 years old

The Turning Point

In the fall of 1945, nineteen year-old Mark Niebuhr, is accused of murder and is jailed as a prisoner of war in Warsaw, Poland. He maintains his claim of innocence throughout long periods of solitary confinement. When Mark is placed among a group of Polish criminals, he becomes the target of their aggression. Later, Mark experiences true hell in a communal cell with fanatical German war criminals. Turning Point is based on actual events from Hermann Kant's novel of the same name.

Credits

The Turning Point Cast

Name Character
Hans-Uwe Bauer He was 27, now 69 years old as Obergefreiter Fenske
Klaus Piontek He was 47, 63 years old when he died as Major Lundenbroich
Günter Junghans He was 41, 73 years old when he died
Roman Wilhelmi He was 46, 55 years old when he died as Ohnehals
Sylvester Groth He was 24, now 66 years old as Mark Niebuhr
Gustaw Lutkiewicz He was 58, 92 years old when he died
Michael Gerber He was 13, now 55 years old
Krzysztof Chamiec He was 52, 71 years old when he died
Matthias Günther He was 35, now 76 years old as Hauptsturmführer

The Turning Point Crew

Name Department
Rita Hiller as Editor. She was 16 (now 24) years old Editing
Wolfgang Kohlhaase as Writer. He was 51 (now 93) years old Writing
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The Turning Point (41 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, January 20, 1983
  • Runtime: 102 minutes