
It is the year 1936 and the Spanish Civil War is raging. When the German commander of an international brigade is badly wounded he gives his five comrades a message which he divides up and secretes into in five cartridges. All five shells must reach the battalion in order for the message to be relayed. But Frenchman Pierre can’t bear the heat of the Sierra. When he leaves their hide-out to drink from a well he is hit by an enemy bullet.
Cast

Erwin Geschonneck
Kommissar Witting

Ulrich Thein
Wasja der Russe

Edwin Marian
Jose der Spanier

Ernst-Georg Schwill
Willi der Deutsche

Armin Mueller-Stahl
Pierre, der Franzose

Manfred Krug
Oleg der Pole

Günter Naumann
Dimitri der Bulgare

Fritz Diez
Major Balanos
Johannes Maus
Karl

Jochen Diestelmann
Jerri
Harald Jopt
Sanchez
Fritz Ernst Fechner
Jirka
Dom de Beern
Otto
Hans Finohr
Pedro
Walter Schramm
Juan
Karl Block
Unknown
Ralf Bregazzi
Unknown
Hans-Jürgen Degenhardt
Unknown

Fred Düren
Unknown
Wilhelm Otto Eckhardt
Unknown

Ezard Haußmann
Unknown
Adolf Peter Hoffmann
Unknown
Hans Ulrich Laufer
Unknown
Fred Ludwig
Unknown

Reinhard Michalke
Unknown
Harald Moszdorf
Unknown
Alexander Papendiek
Unknown
Joe Schorn
Unknown
Hans Sievers
Unknown
Dietlind Stahl
Unknown

Arno Wyzniewski
Unknown
Crew

Frank Beyer
Director
Walter Gorrish
Screenplay

Evelyn Carow
Editor
Karl Drömmer
Director of Photography
Günter Marczinkowsky
Director of Photography
Joachim Dittrich
Costume Design
Joachim Werzlau
Original Music Composer

Ernst Busch
Songs
Alfred Hirschmeier
Set Designer
Eberhard Dassdorf
Still Photographer
Wolfgang Ebeling
Creative Producer
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