
The River Line
1964, German. Directed by Rudolf Jugert.
France 1944: American pilot Philip Sturgess is shot down but found by a resistance group. In the neighborhood Sturgess meets another American and shortly thereafter the British Major Barton, called “Reiher”. He claims to have fled a German prison camp. Shortly before leaving for Spain to escape the Nazis, Sturgess discovers that Barton has written a letter to Germany. This confirms the suspicion that he could be a German spy…
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 26 March 1964
- Original title
- Kennwort... Reiher
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Herbert Reinecker
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The River Line isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 March 1964. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The River Line?
The River Line (1964) was directed by Rudolf Jugert and stars Peter van Eyck, Marie Versini, Walter Rilla.