Top Cast
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Paul Esser
Hans Behnke
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Reinhard Kolldehoff
Rudi Wille
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Werner Peters
Udo Schulze
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Brigitte Krause
Inge
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Irene Korb
Charlotte Blank Behnke
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Reinhold Bernt
Kurt Blank
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Karl-Heinz Deickert
Hellmuth Behnke
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Siegfried Andrich
SS-Mann
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Valeska Stock
Hebamme
Overview
The mechanic Behnke wants to join the Nazi party to secure a good living. However, after his Jewish neighbors have been taken away, he changes his views. Trying to remain "a non-political man," he withdraws from reality and becomes a Nazis laborer.
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