The Second Victory (1987)

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writer:

Morris L. West

Stars:

Anthony Andrews, Helmut Griem, Mario Adorf

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Andrews	...	Maj. Hanlon
Helmut Griem	...	Karl Fischer
Mario Adorf	...	Dr. Sepp Kunzli
Renée Soutendijk	...	Traudi Holzinger
Birgit Doll	...	Anna Kunzli
Max von Sydow	...	Dr. Huber
Richard Morant	...	Capt. Johnson
Wolfgang Preiss	...	Father Albertus
Günther Maria Halmer	...	Rudy Winkler
Wolfgang Reichmann	...	Max Holzinger
Jacques Breuer	...	Johann Wikivill
Immy Schell	...	Liesl Holzinger
Jonathan Cecil	...	Capt. Lowell
Sissy Höfferer	...	Lotte Wikivill
Barbara Valentin	...	Greta Mayer

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

independent film

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK West Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 June 1987 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Der zweite Sieg

Filming Locations:

Bad Gastein, Salzburg, Austria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Melaleuka

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

My brief review of the film

Notable for being the penultimate film of Gerald Thomas, the director of the Carry On comedy series, the film has little else to make it an interesting watch. There are some strong moments and a mysterious atmosphere is established well amid the bleakness of ice and snow, however the plot is a bit muddled and hard to follow, plus the addition of a typical love subplot just distracts from the meat of what plot can be deciphered. The acting is hammy, especially from Birgit Doll, and other than some superb locations and a few things that the film has to say about occupying powers in foreign nations, there simply is just nothing much to the film. In spite of all, it is still fairly watchable stuff… just not very good stuff.