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Release Year1948
Runtime1h 28m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresWar, Drama
Votes3
DirectorEugen York
WritersArtur Brauner, Gustav Kampendonk
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMorituri
About Morituri
As the end of the Second World War approaches and the Soviet Red Army is advancing, a group of concentration camp inmates is helped to escape by a Polish doctor. They hide in a wood where they meet other fugitives, who have been there for months, constantly in fear of being discovered. Out of fear of the German army patrols, they do not dare to leave the forest, even as the food supplies run low.
Directed by Eugen York, Morituri leans on a strong ensemble — Walter Richter, Winnie Markus, Lotte Koch — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war titles of 1948.
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