Morituri (1948)
Overview
As the end of the Second World War approaches and the Soviet Red Army is advancing, a group of concentration camp inmates is helped to escape by a Polish doctor. They hide in a wood where they meet other fugitives, who have been there for months, constantly in fear of being discovered. Out of fear of the German army patrols, they do not dare to leave the forest, even as the food supplies run low.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 0.072 |
Directed By
Eugen York
Crew
Eugen York
Artur Brauner
Jelka Naber
Walter Wischniewsky
Artur Brauner
Bruno Monden
Hermann Warm
Gustav Kampendonk
Werner Krien
Wolfgang Zeller
Walter Wischniewsky
Werner Pohl
TOP CAST
Walter Richter
Dr. Leon Bronek
Winnie Markus
Maria Bronek
Lotte Koch
Lydia, die Polin
Josef Sieber
Eddy
Carl-Heinz Schroth
Armand
Willy Prager
Vater Simon
Catja Görna
Stascha
Hilde Körber
die Irre
Klaus Kinski
Dutch prisoner
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