Hasenjagd – Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen

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Hasenjagd – Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen (1994)

Directed by Andreas Gruber

History, War, Drama · 1h 45m

This film is based on the actual events referred to as the "Mühlviertler Hasenjagd" (Hare-hunt in the Mühlviertel) which occurred in February 1945 around the Mauthausen concentration camp. 500 Soviet officers form death block 20 attempt to escape, but only 150 of them actually succeed. Following the tally-ho of the SS, a barbaric manhunt begins. Only very few fugitives survive. With a lot of good luck, the two young officers Michail and Nikolai reach the Karner family's farm. Frau Karner persuades her husband to hide the two escapees.

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Cast

Oliver Broumis Michail Elfriede Irrall Frau Karner Merab Ninidze Nikolai Rüdiger Vogler Hauptwachtmeister Rainer Egger Fredl Karner Kirsten Nehberg Mitzi Karner Thierry van Werveke Berghammer

Crew

Director
Andreas Gruber
Writer
Andreas Gruber
Director of Photography
Hermann Dunzendorfer
Editor
Hubert Canaval, Eva Schneider
Producer
Andreas Gruber

Details

Release date
1994-10-23
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
History, War, Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany, Luxembourg, Austria
Production
ProvinzFilm, Daniel Zuta Filmproduktion, Rattlesnake Productions