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Director:
Wolfgang Staudte
Writers:
Claus Hubalek (story)
Wolfgang Staudte (writer)
Release Date:
18 August 1960 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
At the end of WWII a soldier who had often been ordered to execute women and children deserts and tries to find a hiding place in his native village... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Juliette Mayniel ... Annette
Götz George ... Robert Mertens
Hans Mahnke ... Paul Mertens
Wolfgang Reichmann ... Georg Höchert
Manja Behrens ... Martha Mertens
Fritz Schmiedel ... Priest
Erica Schramm ... Eva Schumann
Elisabeth Goebel ... Wirtin Balthausen
Benno Hoffmann ... Wirt Balthausen
Irmgard Kleber ... Else Mertens

Hansi Jochmann ... Erika
Solveig Loevel ... Gertrud
Rudolf Birkemeyer ... Hauptmann Menzel
Raidar Müller-Elmau ... Leutnant Wandray (as Raidar Müller)
Horst Niendorf ... Soldat
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Death Carousel (USA) (TV title)
I Hate the Nazis (USA) (TV title)
Je ne voulais pas être un nazi (France)
Kirmes 58 (West Germany) (working title)
The Fair (International: English title)
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Runtime:
Germany:102 min
Language:
German
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | West Germany:18 (w)
Filming Locations:
Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany

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