08/15 Part 2
Aug 12 1955
•2h 50m
•War, Drama
Winter 1942: Like thousands of other German soldiers, Asch and Vierbein have ended up at the Eastern front. Although Vierbein finds a new friend in Kowalski, the squadron commander captain Witterer, a true army veteran, gives them a really hard time. Witterer’s pointless orders reflect the bad habits of many former superiors. And again, Vierbein has to bear the brunt.
Cast
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Joachim Fuchsberger
Gefreiter Asch
O.E. Hasse
Oberstleutnant von Plönnies
Rolf Kutschera
Hauptmann Witterer
Emmerich Schrenk
Oberleutnant Schulz
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