The Russians Are Coming

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The Russians Are Coming (1987)

Directed by Heiner Carow

Drama, War · 1h 32m

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

G
Gert Krause-Melzer Günter Viktor Perevalov Igor
D
Dorothea Meissner Christine Norbert Christian Vater Bergschicker Karla Runkehl Mutter Bergschicker Vsevolod Safonov Golubkow Rolf Ludwig Vater Walcher Katja Paryla Mutter Walcher Hans Hardt-Hardtloff Polizist
C
Claus Küchenmeister Willi
U
Ulrich Teschner Bannführer Peter Bause deutscher Soldat

Crew

Director
Heiner Carow
Writer
Heiner Carow, Claus Küchenmeister
Novel
Egon Richter
Editor
Evelyn Carow

Details

Original title
Die Russen kommen
Release date
1987-12-04
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Drama, War
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German, English, Russian
Countries
East Germany
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme