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08/15 at Home (1955)
Directed by Paul May
Overview
The third part of Paul May′s “08/15” trilogy based on the novel by Hans Hellmut Kirst takes place shortly before the end of World War II: In the spring of 1945, the German troops are practically defeated, and the battalion of Kowalski, major general von Plönnies and Asch who had risen to the rank of lieutenant in the meantime is left to its own devices to a large extent. They hope to be able to wait for the end of the war without having to encounter any combat operations. At the same time, Asch tries to prevent high-level Nazi officers from disappearing unnoticed and from cashing in on the chaotic circumstances.
Length 96 minutes
Actors
Gustav Knuth | Mario Adorf | Michael Janisch | Howard Vernon | Joachim Fuchsberger | Rudolf Rhomberg | Hans Christian Blech | Emmerich Schrenk | Helen Vita | Edith Schultze-Westrum | O.E. Hasse | Peter Carsten | Arnulf Schröder | Dietrich Thoms | Gustav Waldau | Renate Ewert | Hertha von Hagen | Hannes Schiel | Stig Roland | Max Mairich | Jürgen Micksch | Kurt Heintel | Fritz Rémond Jr. | Franz Essel | Hans Pössenbacher | Hans Friedrich