June Fifth

1h 39m
War
7

June Fifth ( Ger: Der 5. Juni) is a 1942 German propaganda war film. The storyline centers on an infantry unit during the French campaign. After the death of a war volunteer's father, the volunteer (Gefreiter Eickhoff) is treated harshly by his superior officer, Feldwebel Richard Schulz, who had been friends with the fallen father. The father had wanted Schulz to make his son a good officer. The film explores their relationship amidst the war.

Cast

Carl Raddatz
Feldwebel Richard Schulz
Joachim Brennecke
Gefreiter Eickhoff
Karl Ludwig Diehl
Generalmajor Lüchten
Gisela Uhlen
Luise Reiniger
Hans Richter
Schütze Norbert Nauke
Bruni Löbel
Unknown
Ernst von Klipstein
Oberleutnant Lebsten
Hermann Mayer-Falkow
Unknown

Crew

Fritz Kirchhoff
Director
Walter Ulbrich
Writer, Line Producer
Walter Wischniewsky
Editor, Assistant Director
Walter Pindter
Director of Photography
Wilhelm Vorwerg
Production Design
Herbert Nitzschke
Production Design
Erich Kettelhut
Production Design
Georg Haentzschel
Original Music Composer

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