Winterspelt 1944 (1978)
Overview
In the Second World War, spring 1944: shortly before the planned Ardennes offensive, Germans and Americans stand waiting on the German-Belgian border. The small Eifel village of Winterspelt threatens to become the scene of a bloody battle. A German officer comes up with a plan to hand over his battalion to the Americans without a fight. He finds support from three inhabitants of the small village, who help him to present his offer of surrender to the Americans, which they ultimately reject.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 0.2318 |
Directed By
Eberhard Fechner
Crew
Kurt Weber
Rudolf Körösi
Eberhard Fechner
Eberhard Fechner
Johannes J. Frank
Hans Jürgen Kiebach
Luca Lugli
Elisabeth Schewe
Horst Allert
Eva von Giese
Dieter Graber
Kurt von Vietinghoff
Klaus Knittel
Uwe Petersen
Jannet Gefken
Manfred Raab
Erich Labermair
Ulrich Wendt
Lothar Tropp
Wolf Witzemann
Christian Dalchow
Michael Etz
Peter Kellerhals
Reinhard Levin
Jochen Schwarzat
Albert Goll
Helmut Gstoettl
Ulrich Heiser
Theo Kondring
Wolfgang Kratz
Ursula Körösi
Hans-Joachim Post
Norbert Schrader
Maja Braun
Michael Gielen
Kristina Brandner
Dieter Prade
Eberhard Fechner
Alfred Andersch
Barbara Büscher-Grimm
György Ligeti
TOP CAST
Ulrich von Dobschütz
Major Joseph Dincklage
Hans Christian Blech
Wenzel Hainstock
Katharina Thalbach
Läthe Lenk
Henning Schlüter
Dr. Bruno Schefold
Claus Theo Gärtner
Corporal Hubert Reidel
Ulrich Radke
Sergeant Major Kammerer
George Roubicek
Captain John Kimbrough
Frederick Jaeger
Major Robert Wheeler
Karlheinz Lemken
Master Sergeant Wagner
George Sewell
Colonel
David Healy
Pfc Foster
Hal Galili
Master Sergeant
Garrick Hagon
Lieutenant Evans
Andreas von Studnitz
Private Fritz Borek
James Bate
Singer
Ulrike Bliefert
Therese Thelen
Peter Lehmbrock
Arnold Weinandy
Thomas Schiestl
Private Schulz
Olli Maier
Private Dobrin
Matthias Hell
Sergeant
Sebastian Monk
Major's Assistant
Uwe Rode
Sentry
Lutz Schnell
Recruit
Frank Toissaint
Recruit
Martin Kollewe
Recruit
Jay Benedict
Sergeant
Peter Walshe
Soldier
Douglas Welbat
Sergeant Schreiber
Arnulf Schumacher
Sergeant
Egon Mereien
Private in Office
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