Based on a switched identity, in circumstances that are found in real life as well as fiction, this drama tells the story of two soldiers fighting together in World War I. Karl (Joachim Latsch) and Richard (Hans-Use Bauer) become close friends while serving time in a German POW camp. One day Karl manages a successful escape and goes to Richard's home where he seeks refuge posing as Richard. But Richard's wife Anna (Kathrin Waligura) has never given up hope that her husband is still alive -- a possibility that would shatter Karl's proposed new life. In fact, Richard did not die in the POW camp. This film shared the Grand Prix award at the 1985 Berlin Film Festival.
Directed by Rainer Simon
Your score–
Not scoredImages
Cast
Related

The One That Got Away

The War Below

From Hilde, with Love

The Last Rifleman

The Boy in the Woods

The Kill Team

Men in War

Fort Bliss

The Last Train

The Monuments Men

The Fox

Field of Lost Shoes

The Beast of War

The Grey Zone

A Midnight Clear

Waiting for Anya









