Where to watch · United States

Not on any service here yet.

The bad soldier Smith (1963)

Directed by Fritz Umgelter

Drama, War · 1h 38m

The film around the intelligence officer Captain Smith plays in the headquarters of a British tank regiment shortly after the beginning of the invasion of 1944, where Le Havre waws to be overrun by allied troops and forced to surrender. Smith refuses to continue the fight as he is convinced that the war has become meaningless, he came to that conclusion due to the denial of the request of a German general to evacuate the French civilian population.

Rate it first

No account needed. Others' takes stay sealed until you rate.

?/10

Cast

Hanns Lothar Hauptmann Smith Richard Münch Sanitäts-Offizier Volker Lechtenbrink Leutnant Roberts Peter Vogel Leutnant Simmonds Harald Dietl Kantinen-Feldwebel Eva Maria Meineke Offizier der weiblichen Hilfsgruppe Günther Neutze Adjutant Hellmut Lange Regimentspfarrer

Crew

Director
Fritz Umgelter

Details

Original title
Der schlechte Soldat Smith
Release date
1963-10-08
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama, War
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany
Production
Süddeutscher Rundfunk