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Cast
Eberhard Fechner
as Mennes
Willem Fricke
as Häftling 1263
Gert Haucke
as Obersturmführer Rüttig, Lagerführer
Ernst Jacobi
as Pfarrer
Hartmut Reck
as Ernst Springer
Jochen Schenck
as Vorarbeiter 632
Bruno Vahl-Berg
as Fischer
Konrad Mayerhoff
as Cast
Günter Meisner
as Cast
Conny Palme
as Sturmführer Eichner, Rapportführer
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1965
Runtime—
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresHistory, War
Votes4
DirectorEgon Monk
WritersClaus Hubalek, Gunther R. Lys, Egon Monk
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsOne Day: A Report from a German Concentration Camp 1939
About One Day: A Report from a German Concentration Camp 1939
Germany, January 1939: a day in a concentration camp. Subjected to harsh military discipline the hungry prisoners are digging a huge hole and filling it up again. Several are tortured, die of exhaustion, in the electric fence, or are shot.
Directed by Egon Monk, One Day: A Report from a German Concentration Camp 1939 leans on a strong ensemble — Eberhard Fechner, Willem Fricke, Gert Haucke — 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 history titles of 1965.
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