08/15 (1954)

Director:

Paul May

Writers:

Hans Hellmut Kirst (novel), Hans Hellmut Kirst,

Stars:

Joachim Fuchsberger, Helen Vita, Paul Bösiger

Cast

Credited cast:
Joachim Fuchsberger	...	Gefreiter Asch
Helen Vita	...	Lore Schulz
Paul Bösiger	...	Kanonier Vierbein
Emmerich Schrenk	...	Hauptwachtmeister Schulz
Eva Ingeborg Scholz	...	Elisabeth Asch-Freitag
Gundula Korte	...	Ingrid Asch
Hans Christian Blech	...	Wachtmeister Platzek
Wilfried Seyferth	...	Major Luschke
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mario Adorf	...	Wagner
Peter Carsten	...	Stabsgefreiter Kowalski
Hans Elwenspoek	...	Wachtmeister Werktreu
Reinhard Glemnitz	...	Unteroffizier Lindenberg
Harry Hardt	...	Hauptmann Derna
Walter Klock	...	Vater Asch
Herbert Kroll	...	Vater Freitag

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

conscription | wehrmacht | military | sergeant | steel helmet | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

1957 (USA)

Also Known As:

Zéro huit quinze

Filming Locations:

Divina-Studio, Baldham, Bavaria, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Divina-Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mario Adorf's film debut.

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Connections

Followed by 08/15 at Home (1955)

User Reviews

The books are better, the picture is entertaining...

The discussion on the topic of the wehrmacht´s crimes is on again in germany since a new exhibition was on the road last year... Now here´s a picture from the mid-fifties that takes a look at a simple soldier in the third reich´s regular army: A whole different perspective. Sure, there are no war crimes in it though the wehrmacht committed war crimes - especially in eastern europe - no doubt about it. Still, the partly authentic atmosphere - as I suppose - is the result of the little time that went by from the war to the making of this movie - only 9 years after ww2. Very entertaining, but the books are even better.