Winterspelt 1944 (1978) — Top Movie Database

Production companies : HR / Multimedia / Sender Freies Berlin / Ullstein AV /

March 3, 1978 1h 50m Germany Drama German More

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In the Second World War, spring 1944: shortly before the planned Ardennes offensive, Germans and Americans stand waiting on the German-Belgian border. The small Eifel village of Winterspelt threatens to become the scene of a bloody battle. A German officer comes up with a plan to hand over his battalion to the Americans without a fight. He finds support from three inhabitants of the small village, who help him to present his offer of surrender to the Americans, which they ultimately reject.

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title：Winterspelt 1944
status：Released
Release date： 1978
Runtime：1h 50m
Genres： Drama · War ·
Countries of origin： Germany ·
Original Language： German ·
Director： Eberhard Fechner /
Writers： Alfred Andersch · Eberhard Fechner ·
Production companies： HR · Multimedia · Sender Freies Berlin · Ullstein AV ·
Overview：In the Second World War, spring 1944: shortly before the planned Ardennes offensive, Germans and Americans stand waiting on the German-Belgian border. The small Eifel village of Winterspelt threatens to become the scene of a bloody battle. A German officer comes up with a plan to hand over his battalion to the Americans without a fight. He finds support from three inhabitants of the small village, who help him to present his offer of surrender to the Americans, which they ultimately reject.