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Release Date:
February 11, 1960
Original Title:
Strafbataillon 999
Alternate Titles:
Batallon de castigo
Punishment Battalion
Rangaistuspatajoona 999
Tagma aftoktonias 999
Genres:
History | War
Production Companies:
Zeyn-Film
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16
Runtime: 109
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.
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Assistant Director:
Carl von Barany
Edith Zeyn
Costume Design:
Ilse Dubois
Director:
Harald Philipp
Director of Photography:
Heinz Hölscher
Editor:
Elisabeth Kleinert-Neumann
Novel:
Heinz G. Konsalik
Original Music Composer:
Willy Mattes
Production Design:
Hans Jürgen Kiebach
Otto Erdmann
Production Manager:
Alfred Arbeiter
Erwin Gitt
Willi Mette
Writer:
Wolfgang Menge
Harald Philipp
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