08/15 at Home

08/15 at Home

96 mins | Drama, War | Dec. 30, 1955

The third part of Paul May′s "08/15" trilogy based on the novel by Hans Hellmut Kirst takes place shortly before the end of World War II: In the spring of 1945, the German troops are practically defeated, and the battalion of Kowalski, major general von Plönnies and Asch who had risen to the rank of lieutenant in the meantime is left to its own devices to a large extent. They hope to be able to wait for the end of the war without having to encounter any combat operations. At the same time, Asch tries to prevent high-level Nazi officers from disappearing unnoticed and from cashing in on the chaotic circumstances.

08/15 at Home

96 mins | Drama, War | Dec. 30, 1955

08/15 at Home
The third part of Paul May′s "08/15" trilogy based on the novel by Hans Hellmut Kirst takes place shortly before the end of World War II: In the spring of 1945, the German troops are practically defeated, and the battalion of Kowalski, major general von Plönnies and Asch who had risen to the rank of lieutenant in the meantime is left to its own devices to a large extent. They hope to be able to wait for the end of the war without having to encounter any combat operations. At the same time, Asch tries to prevent high-level Nazi officers from disappearing unnoticed and from cashing in on the chaotic circumstances.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Divina-Film
Original title 08/15 - In der Heimat
Directors Paul May
Writers Ernst von Salomon, Hans Hellmut Kirst

Cast

Joachim Fuchsberger

as Gefreiter Asch

O.E. Hasse

as Generalmajor v. Plönies

Hannes Schiel

as Oberst Hauk

Gustav Knuth

as Major Hinrichsen

Emmerich Schrenk

as Hauptmann Schulz

Michael Janisch

as Oberleutnant Griefer

Stig Roland

as Leutnant Brack

Max Mairich

as Stabszahlmeister Brahm

Peter Carsten

as Stabsgefreiter Kowalski

Helen Vita

as Lore Schulz

Hans Christian Blech

as Wachtmeister Platzek

Mario Adorf

as Unteroffizier Stamm

Renate Ewert

as Barbara

Edith Schultze-Westrum

as Frau Brahm

Gustav Waldau

as Alter Mann

Jürgen Micksch

as Heini, HJ-Führer