Overview
A German Platoon is explored through the brutal fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad. After half of their number is wiped out and they're placed under the command of a sadistic captain, the platoon lieutenant leads his men to desert. The platoon members attempt escape from the city, now surrounded by the Soviet Army.
Cast
- Dominique Horwitz as Corporal Fritz Reiser
- Thomas Kretschmann as Lieutenant Hans von Witzland
- Jochen Nickel as Sergeant Manfred 'Rollo' Rohleder
- Sebastian Rudolph as GeGe Müller
- Dana Vávrová as Irina
- Martin Benrath as General Hentz
- Sylvester Groth as Otto
- Karel Heřmánek as Captain Herman Musk
- Heinz Emigholz as Edgar Emigholz
- Oliver Broumis as HGM