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Directed by:
Heinz PaulCinematography:
Viktor GluckCast:
Conrad Veidt, Theodor Loos, Wolfgang Liebeneiner, John Mylong, Reinhold Bernt, Viktor de Kowa, Paul Otto, William TrenkPlots(1)
Spring 1918 in a British officer’s dugout on the western front. Young, inexperienced lieutenant Raleigh discovers that his sister’s fiancé, Captain Stanhope, is now his company commander. Although the horrors of war have turned the latter into a heavy drinker, he is still a conscientious soldier. He is ready to hold the lines before the expected German offensive until the bitter end, sacrificing himself and his men as necessary. But it is only with reluctance that he follows orders to send Raleigh and his companions on a reconnaissance mission that will almost certainly end in death. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
![Conrad Veidt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/421/163421241_2499ce.png)
Conrad Veidt
German Empire
Best movies:
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Casablanca (1942)
The Hands of Orlac (1924)
![Theodor Loos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272369_639275.jpg)
Theodor Loos
German Empire
Best movies:
Metropolis (1927)
M (1931)
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge (1924)
![Wolfgang Liebeneiner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/525/159525525_d39494.jpg)
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
German Empire
Best movies:
Playing at Love (1933)
![John Mylong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/762/159762411_8212df.jpg)
John Mylong
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Tonka Šibenice (francouzská verze) (1930)
Der falsche Feldmarschall (1930)
Horrible Horror (1986) - a.f.
Reinhold Bernt
German Empire
Best movies:
The Blue Angel (1930)
The Blue Angel (1930)
Jud Süß (1940)
![Viktor de Kowa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/792/161792656_727e2b.jpg)
Viktor de Kowa
German Empire
Best movies:
Scampolo (1958)
The Living Dead (1932)
Der Fälscher von London (1961)
Paul Otto
German Empire
Best movies:
Playing at Love (1933)
William Trenk
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
Karl May (1974)