The Russians Are Coming (1987)

  • 12
  • 12/03/1987 (DE)
  • Drama, War
  • 1h 32m

Overview

It’s the spring of 1945 in a small resort town on the Baltic. Günter is 16 and firmly believes that the Germans will win the war. During the hunt for a forced labourer who is on the run, Günter catches him and watches as he is shot to death. He proudly accepts the award of an Iron Cross before being shipped to the nearby front as part of the last contingent of troops. He is quickly captured by Soviet soldiers, but manages to escape and return home. When the town is occupied by the Red Army, Günter is arrested for the murder of the forced labourer. The film was banned in 1968 before it was completed, and a large portion of the negative was later destroyed.

Heiner Carow

Director, Writer

Egon Richter

Novel

Claus Küchenmeister

Writer

Cast

Gert Krause-Melzer's headshot

Gert Krause-Melzer

Günter
Viktor Perevalov's headshot

Viktor Perevalov

Igor
Dorothea Meissner's headshot

Dorothea Meissner

Christine
Norbert Christian's headshot

Norbert Christian

Vater Bergschicker
Karla Runkehl's headshot

Karla Runkehl

Mutter Bergschicker
Vsevolod Safonov's headshot

Vsevolod Safonov

Golubkow
Rolf Ludwig's headshot

Rolf Ludwig

Vater Walcher
Katja Paryla's headshot

Katja Paryla

Mutter Walcher

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