March, 1945: The insecure and hesitant reserve lieutenant Felix Bleck receives orders to lead a transport of 40 prisoners to the Western Front, where the men are to be burned up in a punishment battalion. On the way there, Bleck realizes the inhuman futility of his assignment and makes a fateful decision.
Jürgen Roland | Director |
Heinz Hölscher | Director of Photography |
Wolfgang Altendorf | Novel |
Heinz Oskar Wuttig | Writer |
Hans Rameau | Writer |
Hermann Schwerin | Producer |
Alf Teichs | Producer |
Michael Mansfeld | Writer |
Klaus Dudenhöfer | Editor |
Ted Kornowicz | Director of Photography |