Die beispiellose Verteidigung der Festung Deutschkreuz
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La défense sans pareil de la forteresse Deutschkreutz
director:
Werner Herzog
playwright:
Werner Herzog
genre:
Drama
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War
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Fantasy
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Comedy
region:
Germany
language:
German
length: 15m
release date: 1967-04-04
IMDb: tt0061394
Die beispiellose Verteidigung der Festung Deutschkreuz
Overview
A satire on war and on the stupid things war inspires people to do. Four young men enter an abandoned fortress. Inside, they find military uniforms, which they immediately resolve to use to stage a bizarre war game. Their actions appear all the more senseless in relation to the peaceful everyday reality of the workers in the surrounding countryside.