The bad soldier Smith
The bad soldier Smith
1963, German. Directed by Fritz Umgelter.
The film around the intelligence officer Captain Smith plays in the headquarters of a British tank regiment shortly after the beginning of the invasion of 1944, where Le Havre waws to be overrun by allied troops and forced to surrender. Smith refuses to continue the fight as he is convinced that the war has become meaningless, he came to that conclusion due to the denial of the request of a German general to evacuate the French civilian population.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 8 October 1963
- Original title
- Der schlechte Soldat Smith
- Country
- Germany
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The bad soldier Smith runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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The bad soldier Smith isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 October 1963. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The bad soldier Smith?
The bad soldier Smith (1963) was directed by Fritz Umgelter and stars Hanns Lothar, Richard Münch, Volker Lechtenbrink.