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.
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
George Sewell
Colonel
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
Frank Toissaint
Recruit
Martin Kollewe
Recruit
Jay Benedict
Sergeant
Peter Walshe
Soldier
Douglas Welbat
Sergeant Schreiber
Arnulf Schumacher
Sergeant
Egon Mereien
Private in Office
Crew
Eberhard Fechner
Director, Writer, Producer
Alfred Andersch
Novel
Barbara Büscher-Grimm
Editor
Maja Braun
Assistant Editor
Rudolf Körösi
Director of Photography
Kurt Weber
Director of Photography
Jannet Gefken
Assistant Director
Johannes J. Frank
Line Producer
Ulrich Heiser
Assistant Camera
Norbert Schrader
Assistant Camera
Ursula Körösi
Assistant Camera
Elisabeth Schewe
Costume Designer
Horst Allert
Makeup Artist
Eva von Giese
Makeup Artist
Christian Dalchow
Sound Mixer
Reinhard Levin
Sound Mixer
Michael Etz
Sound Assistant
Peter Kellerhals
Sound
Jochen Schwarzat
Sound
Helmut Gstoettl
Lighting Technician
Albert Goll
Lighting Technician
György Ligeti
Original Music Composer
Michael Gielen
Music Director
Dieter Prade
Finance
Hans Jürgen Kiebach
Set Decoration
Luca Lugli
Set Decoration
Erich Labermair
Set Designer
Manfred Raab
Set Designer
Hans-Joachim Post
Still Photographer
Kristina Brandner
Script Supervisor
Lothar Tropp
Property Master
Ulrich Wendt
Property Master
Wolf Witzemann
Property Master
Theo Kondring
Clapper Loader
Wolfgang Kratz
Gaffer
Dieter Graber
Production Manager
Klaus Knittel
Unit Manager
Uwe Petersen
Unit Manager
Kurt von Vietinghoff
Unit Manager