The Russians Are Coming

The Russians Are Coming

1968
1h 32m
5.2

5.2/10

8 votes • View on IMDb
Drama War
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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Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production Countries
East Germany
Spoken Languages
German English Russian

Keywords

prison nazi world war ii red army

Quick Facts

Original Title Die Russen kommen
Release Date February 2, 1968
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0067694

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

Claus Küchenmeister
Claus Küchenmeister

Willi

Ulrich Teschner
Ulrich Teschner

Bannführer

Peter Bause
Peter Bause

deutscher Soldat

Key Crew

Heiner Carow
Director
Heiner Carow
Writer
Claus Küchenmeister
Writer