

Punishment Battalion
History
War
Overview
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1960-02-11
Runtime:
1h 49m
Director:
Harald Philipp
Writer:
Harald Philipp, Wolfgang Menge
Top Cast

Sonja Ziemann
Julia Deutschmann

Georg Thomas
Ernst Deutschmann

Werner Peters
Hauptfeldwebel Krüll

Ernst Schröder
Dr. Kukill

Heinz Weiss
Oberleutnant Barth

Kurd Pieritz
Hauptmann Barth

Georg Lehn
Wiedeck

Gerd Frickhöffer
Kronberg

Klaus Kindler
Oberleutnant Bevern

Judith Dornys
Tanja

Hanns Ernst Jäger
Karl Schwannecke

Werner Hessenland
Gottfried von Bartlitz
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