The Quality of Mercy (1994)

It is the beginning of 1945 during WW2 in former Austria. 500 Russian prisoners of war who have refused to fight on the side of the Germans against their country were moved to the ... See full summary »

Director:

Andreas Gruber

Writer:

Andreas Gruber

Stars:

Elfriede Irrall, Rainer Egger, Oliver Broumis

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Elfriede Irrall	...	Frau Karner
Rainer Egger	...	Fredl Karner
Oliver Broumis	...	Michail
Merab Ninidze	...	Nikolai
Volkmar Kleinert	...	Herr Kamer
Kirsten Nehberg	...	Mitzi Karner
Rüdiger Vogler	...	Gendarm Birker
Franz Froschauer	...	Viktor
Christoph Künzler	...	SS-Offizier Strasser
Thierry van Werveke	...	Berghammer
Anton Hörschläger	...	Bürgermeister Haberl
Peter Rappenglück
Wolfgang S. Zechmayer	...	Andrej
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Heidi Baratta	...	Rudis Mutter
Thomas Morris	...	Genadij

Storyline

It is the beginning of 1945 during WW2 in former Austria. 500 Russian prisoners of war who have refused to fight on the side of the Germans against their country were moved to the concentration camp in Mauthausen awaiting execution. They decide to break out. One winter night the Russian prisoners make an escape. During the following shooting a great number of them gets killed. Some, however, succeed to hide in nearby villages. But the German Nazis convince the inhabitants of the villages to hunt the prisoners "like rabbits".

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Plot Keywords:

prisoner | nazi | execution | escape | concentration camp | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Austria Germany

Language:

Russian German

Release Date:

16 September 1994 (Canada)

Also Known As:

The Quality of Mercy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arte France, Daniel Zuta Filmproduktion, Provinzfilm International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

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