The Russians Are Coming

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Gert Krause-Melzer

Günter

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Viktor Perevalov

Igor

Age : 61 | Popularity : 3%

Dorothea Meissner

Christine

Age : 60 | Popularity : 3%

Norbert Christian

Vater Bergschicker

Age : 51 | Popularity : 8%

Karla Runkehl

Mutter Bergschicker

Age : 56 | Popularity : 3%

Vsevolod Safonov

Golubkow

Age : 66 | Popularity : 7%

Rolf Ludwig

Vater Walcher

Age : 73 | Popularity : 13%

Katja Paryla

Mutter Walcher

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Evelyn Carow
Crew	Cinematography	Jürgen Brauer
Directing	Director	Heiner Carow
Writing	Writer	Heiner Carow Claus Küchenmeister
	Novel	Egon Richter
Sound	Music	Peter Gotthardt
Department	Role	Name

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