The Russians Are Coming

The Russians Are Coming by Heiner Carow

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It’s the spring of 1945 in a small resort town on the Baltic. Günter is 16 and firmly believes that the Germans will win the war. During the hunt for a forced labourer who is on the run, Günter catches him and watches as he is shot to death. He proudly accepts the award of an Iron Cross before being shipped to the nearby front as part of the last contingent of troops. He is quickly captured by Soviet soldiers, but manages to escape and return home. When the town is occupied by the Red Army, Günter is arrested for the murder of the forced labourer. The film was banned in 1968 before it was completed, and a large portion of the negative was later destroyed.

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Cast

Gert Krause-Melzer

Gert Krause-Melzer as Günter

Viktor Perevalov

Viktor Perevalov as Igor

Dorothea Meissner

Dorothea Meissner as Christine

Norbert Christian

Norbert Christian as Vater Bergschicker

Karla Runkehl

Karla Runkehl as Mutter Bergschicker

Vsevolod Safonov

Vsevolod Safonov as Golubkow

Rolf Ludwig

Rolf Ludwig as Vater Walcher

Katja Paryla

Katja Paryla as Mutter Walcher

Hans Hardt-Hardtloff

Hans Hardt-Hardtloff as Polizist

Claus Küchenmeister

Claus Küchenmeister as Willi

Ulrich Teschner

Ulrich Teschner as Bannführer

Peter Bause

Peter Bause as deutscher Soldat

Lissy Tempelhof

Lissy Tempelhof as

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