Winterspelt 1944 (1978)
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.
- Date of release
- 1978-03-03
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Director
- Eberhard Fechner
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
Winterspelt is a 1978 West German war film directed by Eberhard Fechner and starring Ulrich von Dobschütz, Hans Christian Blech, George Sewell, Garrick Hagon, David Healy, George Roubicek, Frederick Jaeger, Katharina Thalbach and Henning Schlüter. It is set during the Second World War. It was also released as Winterspelt 1944.
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