Destination Death (1964)
"Herrenpartie" (original title)

A German man's choir of 8 persons is on a vacation in Yugoslavia. Most are middle-aged previous Nazis. They arrive at a village populated solely by women who avoid contact. 20 years earlier... See full summary »

Director:

Wolfgang Staudte

Writers:

Arsen Diklic, Werner Jörg Lüddecke,

Stars:

Götz George, Hans Nielsen, Rudolf Platte

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Götz George	...	Herbert Hackländer
Hans Nielsen	...	Major a. D. Friedrich Hackländer
Rudolf Platte	...	Werner Drexel
Reinhold Bernt	...	Willi Wirth
Gerlach Fiedler	...	Otmar Wengel
Gerhard Hartig	...	Kurt Siebert
Friedrich Maurer	...	Studienrat Karl Samuth
Herbert Tiede	...	Inspektor Ernst Sobotka
Mira Stupica	...	Miroslava
Olivera Markovic	...	Lia
Milena Dravic	...	Seja
Ljubica Janicijevic	...	Nada
Nevenka Benkovic
Pavle Vujisic	...	Nikola Kelner
Petar Matic

Storyline

A German man's choir of 8 persons is on a vacation in Yugoslavia. Most are middle-aged previous Nazis. They arrive at a village populated solely by women who avoid contact. 20 years earlier the Germans murdered all males. The choir tries to cheer up the mood by a German song, but then avoidance is replaced by hostility. When asking to buy bread they are referred to a woman who gives them a box with 437 empty cartridges, the remnants of the murders. By "Yugoslavian for tourists" a young boy makes contact with a woman who became mentally ill then. She misunderstands his words so that she will get her son back if she will bake bread. Meanwhile the men steal and slaughter a pig. Then the women throw their car down a mountain-side. On the next day the choir and the women reconcile. A priest from a nearby village finds a car they may borrow for one day. Since their own car is insured they do not report the women. When they leave, the mentally ill woman runs after to give them the bread she ...

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Plot Keywords:

german | yugoslavia | reconciliation | occupation | mental illness | 

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Genres:

War

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Details

Country:

Yugoslavia West Germany

Language:

German Serbo-Croatian

Release Date:

17 November 1964 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Stag Party

Filming Locations:

Njegusi, Yugoslavia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avala Film, Neue Emelka

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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