The Turning Point (Der Aufenthalt) 41 years old
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 |
The Turning Point (41 years)
- Release day: Thursday, January 20, 1983
- Runtime: 102 minutes