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Punishment Battalion

Punishment Battalion

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.

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Release: 1960-02-11Runtime: 109 minRating: 5.7 (3)

Cast

Sonja Ziemann

Sonja Ziemann

Julia Deutschmann

Georg Thomas

Ernst Deutschmann

Werner Peters

Werner Peters

Hauptfeldwebel Krüll

Ernst Schröder

Ernst Schröder

Dr. Kukill

Heinz Weiss

Heinz Weiss

Oberleutnant Barth

Kurd Pieritz

Kurd Pieritz

Hauptmann Barth

Georg Lehn

Georg Lehn

Wiedeck

Gerd Frickhöffer

Gerd Frickhöffer

Kronberg

Klaus Kindler

Oberleutnant Bevern

Judith Dornys

Judith Dornys

Tanja

Crew

Heinz G. Konsalik

Heinz G. Konsalik

Novel

Wolfgang Menge

Wolfgang Menge

Writer

Harald Philipp

Writer

Harald Philipp

Director

Otto Erdmann

Production Design

Hans Jürgen Kiebach

Production Design

Carl von Barany

Assistant Director

Willy Mattes

Willy Mattes

Original Music Composer

Edith Zeyn

Assistant Director

Willi Mette

Production Manager

Clips & Videos

Strafbataillon 999 (1960) Original Trailer [FHD]

Strafbataillon 999 (1960) Original Trailer [FHD]