Punishment Battalion (1960)

History
War

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.

Cast

Julia Deutschmann
Ernst Deutschmann
Karl Schwannecke
Gottfried von Bartlitz
Stabsarzt Dr. Bergen
Assistenzarzt Martienzen
Hauptfeldwebel Krüll
Oberleutnant Barth
Hauptmann Barth
Wiedeck
Oberleutnant Bevern

Crew

Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Costume Design
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Production Manager
Production Manager
Production Manager
Production Design
Production Design