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The Russians Are Coming

It’s the spring of 1945 in a small resort town on the Baltic. Günter is 16 and firmly believes that the Germans will win the war. During the hunt for a forced labourer who is on the run, Günter catches him and watches as he is shot to death. He proudly accepts the award of an Iron Cross before being shipped to the nearby front as part of the last contingent of troops. He is quickly captured by Soviet soldiers, but manages to escape and return home. When the town is occupied by the Red Army, Günter is arrested for the murder of the forced labourer. The film was banned in 1968 before it was completed, and a large portion of the negative was later destroyed.

Top Cast

  • Gert Krause-Melzer

    Gert Krause-Melzer

    Günter

  • Viktor Perevalov

    Viktor Perevalov

    Igor

  • Dorothea Meissner

    Dorothea Meissner

    Christine

  • Norbert Christian

    Norbert Christian

    Vater Bergschicker

  • Karla Runkehl

    Karla Runkehl

    Mutter Bergschicker

  • Vsevolod Safonov

    Vsevolod Safonov

    Golubkow

  • Rolf Ludwig

    Rolf Ludwig

    Vater Walcher

  • Katja Paryla

    Katja Paryla

    Mutter Walcher

  • Hans Hardt-Hardtloff

    Hans Hardt-Hardtloff

    Polizist

Overview

It’s the spring of 1945 in a small resort town on the Baltic. Günter is 16 and firmly believes that the Germans will win the war. During the hunt for a forced labourer who is on the run, Günter catches him and watches as he is shot to death. He proudly accepts the award of an Iron Cross before being shipped to the nearby front as part of the last contingent of troops. He is quickly captured by Soviet soldiers, but manages to escape and return home. When the town is occupied by the Red Army, Günter is arrested for the murder of the forced labourer. The film was banned in 1968 before it was completed, and a large portion of the negative was later destroyed.

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