Winterspelt 1944
1978-03-03 | 110 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Ulrich von DobschützMajor Joseph Dincklage
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Hans Christian BlechWenzel Hainstock
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Katharina ThalbachLäthe Lenk
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Henning SchlüterDr. Bruno Schefold
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Claus Theo GärtnerCorporal Hubert Reidel
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Frederick JaegerMajor Robert Wheeler
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Karlheinz LemkenMaster Sergeant Wagner
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George SewellColonel
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David HealyPfc Foster
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Garrick HagonLieutenant Evans
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