Punishment Battalion
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.
Top Billed Cast
Sonja Ziemann
Julia Deutschmann
Georg Thomas
Ernst Deutschmann
Werner Peters
Hauptfeldwebel Krüll
Ernst Schröder
Dr. Kukill
Heinz Weiss
Oberleutnant Barth
Featured Crew
Heinz G. Konsalik
Novel
Wolfgang Menge
Writer
Harald Philipp
Writer
Harald Philipp
Director
Otto Erdmann
Production Design
Hans Jürgen Kiebach
Production Design
Carl von Barany
Assistant Director
Willy Mattes
Original Music Composer
Edith Zeyn
Assistant Director
Willi Mette
Production Manager
Heinz Hölscher
Director of Photography
Alfred Arbeiter
Production Manager
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