Five Cartridges
1960, German. Directed by Frank Beyer.
During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), five International Brigade soldiers of different nationalities are given a crucial assignment as their commander lies dying: they are to smuggle top-secret information across enemy lines.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Frank BeyerDirector
- Erwin GeschonneckKommissar Witting
- Ulrich TheinWasja der Russe
- Edwin MarianJose der Spanier
- Ernst-Georg SchwillWilli der Deutsche
- Armin Mueller-StahlPierre, der Franzose
- Manfred KrugOleg der Pole
- Günter NaumannDimitri der Bulgare
- Fritz DiezMajor Balanos
- Johannes MausKarl
- Jochen DiestelmannJerri
- Harald JoptSanchez
- Fritz Ernst FechnerJirka
Details
- Released
- 3 November 1960
- Original title
- Fünf Patronenhülsen
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Walter Gorrish
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Five Cartridges (1960) was directed by Frank Beyer and stars Erwin Geschonneck, Ulrich Thein, Edwin Marian.