Film
Punishment Battalion
1960Directed by Harald Philipp
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
About Punishment Battalion
- History
- War
Synopsis
The film focuses on life in a World War II German penal battalion camp somewhere in Russia. The convicts include a heroic doctor unjustly convicted of avoiding military service, an officer who retreated against orders, and common criminals. It shows their life in the camp, clearing mines, living in trenches on the front line.
- Director
- Harald Philipp
- Writers
- Heinz G. Konsalik
- Wolfgang Menge
- Harald Philipp
- Original title
- Strafbataillon 999
