Der Transport (1961)
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.
- Released
- 1961-06-30
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jürgen Roland
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- Hannes Messemer as Leutnant Bleck
- Armin Dahlen as Feldwebel Steinlein
- Peter Herzog as Unteroffizier Brix
- Inge Langen as Helga Burghardt
- Eva Katharina Schultz as Susanne Westphal
- Helmo Kindermann as Leutnant Thomsteg
- Kurd Pieritz as Oberleutnant Schwerdtfuß
- Leo Bieber as Major Krugstein
- Horst Keitel as Unteroffizier Mahlmann
- Andreas Wolf as Dr. Born
- Benno Hoffmann as Ketten-Charly
- Heinrich Gies as Lohmann
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