Punishment Battalion
Strafbataillon 999
Release: 1960-02-11
·Runtime: 109m
·★ 6.0
History
War
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.
Production Countries
Germany
Production Companies
Zeyn-Film
Cast
Sonja Ziemann
as Julia Deutschmann
Werner Peters
as Hauptfeldwebel Krüll
Ernst Schröder
as Dr. Kukill
Heinz Weiss
as Oberleutnant Barth
Kurd Pieritz
as Hauptmann Barth
Georg Lehn
as Wiedeck
Gerd Frickhöffer
as Kronberg
Judith Dornys
as Tanja
Alfred Balthoff
as Stabsarzt Dr. Bergen
Peter Schiff
as Assistenzarzt Martienzen
