Five Cartridges

It is the year 1936 and the Spanish Civil War is raging. When the German commander of an international brigade is badly wounded he gives his five comrades a message which he divides up and secretes into in five cartridges. All five shells must reach the battalion in order for the message to be relayed. But Frenchman Pierre can’t bear the heat of the Sierra. When he leaves their hide-out to drink from a well he is hit by an enemy bullet.

1960

1h 30min

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Top Billed Cast

Erwin Geschonneck
Kommissar Witting
Ulrich Thein
Wasja der Russe
Edwin Marian
Jose der Spanier
Ernst-Georg Schwill
Willi der Deutsche
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Pierre, der Franzose
Manfred Krug
Oleg der Pole
Günter Naumann
Dimitri der Bulgare
Fritz Diez
Major Balanos
Johannes Maus
Karl
Jochen Diestelmann
Jerri
Harald Jopt
Sanchez
Fritz Ernst Fechner
Jirka
Dom de Beern
Otto
Hans Finohr
Pedro
Walter Schramm
Juan
Karl Block
Ralf Bregazzi
Hans-Jürgen Degenhardt
Fred Düren
Wilhelm Otto Eckhardt

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