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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.

Status: Released
Released Date: 1960-02-11
Runtime: 109 mins
Director: Harald Philipp
Writer: Wolfgang Menge, Harald Philipp
Spoken language: Pусский, Deutsch
Genres: History, War
Original title: Punishment Battalion
Production Companies: Zeyn-Film
Production Countries: Germany

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