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Five Cartridges

Directed by Frank Beyer
1960    90mWar, Drama
6.67.6
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It is the year 1936 and the Spanish Civil War is raging. When the German commander of an international brigade is badly wounded he gives his five comrades a message which he divides up and secretes into in five cartridges. All five shells must reach the battalion in order for the message to be relayed. But Frenchman Pierre can’t bear the heat of the Sierra. When he leaves their hide-out to drink from a well he is hit by an enemy bullet.

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Cast of Five Cartridges

  • Erwin GeschonneckKommissar Witting
  • Ulrich TheinWasja der Russe
  • Edwin MarianJose der Spanier
  • Ernst-Georg SchwillWilli der Deutsche
  • Armin Mueller-StahlPierre, der Franzose
  • Manfred KrugOleg der Pole
  • Günter NaumannDimitri der Bulgare
  • Fritz DiezMajor Balanos
  • Johannes MausKarl
  • Jochen DiestelmannJerri
  • Harald JoptSanchez
  • Fritz Ernst FechnerJirka
  • Dom de BeernOtto
  • Hans FinohrPedro
  • Walter SchrammJuan
  • Karl Block
  • Ralf Bregazzi
  • Hans-Jürgen Degenhardt
  • Fred Düren
  • Wilhelm Otto Eckhardt

Five Cartridges Trivia

Fünf Patronenhülsen was released on November 3, 1960.

Fünf Patronenhülsen was directed by Frank Beyer.

Fünf Patronenhülsen has a runtime of 90 min.

The key characters in Fünf Patronenhülsen are Kommissar Witting (Erwin Geschonneck), Wasja der Russe (Ulrich Thein), Jose der Spanier (Edwin Marian).

Fünf Patronenhülsen is a War, Drama film.

Fünf Patronenhülsen has an audience rating of 6.6 out of 10.

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