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Fortress on the Rhine

Fortress on the Rhine

Genres

Drama

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During the Second World War, an old fortress is transformed into a detention camp for arrested allied generals who the Germans provide with every possible comfort. In the nearby garrison camp, however, hundreds of captured private soldiers try to survive hunger and cold.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

21 December 1962

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Zdzisław Mrożewski

Zdzisław Mrożewski

General Arthur Gordon

Karel Höger

Karel Höger

Bohumil Šmída

Bohumil Šmída

General Tim Attwood

Norbert Christian

Norbert Christian

General Jean-Paul Grémillom

Wilhelm Koch-Hooge

Wilhelm Koch-Hooge

General von Hoppe

Wanda Spinka

Wanda Spinka

Dutch Barmaid

Józef Kostecki

Józef Kostecki

Dr. Lorenz

Radovan Lukavský

Radovan Lukavský

Fred Düren

Fred Düren

Sergeant Vannier

Egidio Bonanno

Egidio Bonanno

Italian Partisan

Petr Čech

Petr Čech

Vera Čukić

Vera Čukić

Italian Girl

Eduard Dubský

Eduard Dubský

Jürgen Frohriep

Jürgen Frohriep

German Sailor

Jiří Holý

Jiří Holý

Svatava Hubeňáková

Svatava Hubeňáková

Josef Chvalina

Josef Chvalina

Zdeněk Kutil

Zdeněk Kutil

Jindřich Narenta

Jindřich Narenta

Miloš Nedbal

Miloš Nedbal

Jiří Vršťala

Jiří Vršťala

Oldřich Velen

Oldřich Velen

Jan Maška

Jan Maška

Slávka Hamouzová

Slávka Hamouzová

Josef Havlín

Josef Havlín

A. Essaw

A. Essaw

Ladislav Mrnka

Ladislav Mrnka

Jiří Mucha

Jiří Mucha

J. Šimon

J. Šimon

M. Šrámková

M. Šrámková

Myriam Sello-Christian

Myriam Sello-Christian

Jaroslav Raušer

Jaroslav Raušer

General Arthur Gordon (voice)

Felix le Breux

Felix le Breux

General Tim Attwood

Václav Voska

Václav Voska

General Jean-Paul Grémillom (voice)

Ladislav Boháč

Ladislav Boháč

General von Hoppe (voice)

Jana Dítětová

Jana Dítětová

Dutch Barmaid (voice)

Vladimír Ráž

Vladimír Ráž

Dr. Lorenz (voice)

Josef Langmiler

Josef Langmiler

Sergeant Vannier (voice)

Zdeněk Dítě

Zdeněk Dítě

Italian Partisan (voice)

Blanka Bohdanová

Blanka Bohdanová

Italian Girl (voice)

Bohumil Švarc

Bohumil Švarc

German Sailor (voice)

Oldřich Hoblík

Oldřich Hoblík

Italian Announcer (voice)

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