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Cast
David Rau
as Karl Franke
Tristan Hebestreit
as MG-Schütze
Leo Kleiber
as Priegelmeier
Finn Mai
as Wehrmachtssoldaten
Andreas Heermann
as Wehrmachtssoldaten
Harald Klat
as Wehrmachtssoldaten
Julian Priegelmeier
as Wehrmachtssoldaten
Adrian Martin
as Wehrmachtssoldaten
Alex Goppe
as Wehrmachtssoldaten
Florian Schmidt
as Wehrmachtssoldaten
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2016
Runtime0h 14m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresWar, Drama
Votes1
DirectorLudwig Bachmann, Jonathan L. Williams
WritersLudwig Bachmann, Adrian Martin, Jonathan L. Williams
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsCourland '44
About Courland '44
Autumn 1944; a young soldier named Karl Franke has been shipped to Courland and must prove himself to his fellow soldiers in his first mission.
Directed by Ludwig Bachmann, Jonathan L. Williams, Courland '44 leans on a strong ensemble — David Rau, Tristan Hebestreit, Leo Kleiber — 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 2016.
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