Winterspelt 1944 1978 Directed by Eberhard Fechner

In the Second World War, spring 1944: shortly before the planned Ardennes offensive, Germans and Americans stand waiting on the German-Belgian border. The small Eifel village of Winterspelt threatens to become the scene of a bloody battle. A German officer comes up with a plan to hand over his battalion to the Americans without a fight. He finds support from three inhabitants of the small village, who help him to present his offer of surrender to the Americans, which they ultimately reject.

Country Germany
Production Country Germany
Language German
Spoken Language German
Gneres Drama , War
Production Companies HR , Sender Freies Berlin , Ullstein AV , Multimedia
Release Date 3 March 1978
110 mins
Cast
Ulrich von Dobschütz Major Joseph Dincklage
Hans Christian Blech Wenzel Hainstock
Katharina Thalbach Läthe Lenk
Henning Schlüter Dr. Bruno Schefold
Claus Theo Gärtner Corporal Hubert Reidel
Ulrich Radke Sergeant Major Kammerer
George Roubicek Captain John Kimbrough
Frederick Jaeger Major Robert Wheeler
Karlheinz Lemken Master Sergeant Wagner
David Healy Pfc Foster
Hal Galili Master Sergeant
Garrick Hagon Lieutenant Evans
Andreas von Studnitz Private Fritz Borek
James Bate Singer
Ulrike Bliefert Therese Thelen
Peter Lehmbrock Arnold Weinandy
Thomas Schiestl Private Schulz
Olli Maier Private Dobrin
Matthias Hell Sergeant
Sebastian Monk Major's Assistant
Uwe Rode Sentry
Lutz Schnell Recruit
Jay Benedict Sergeant
Peter Walshe Soldier
Douglas Welbat Sergeant Schreiber
Egon Mereien Private in Office