Following the Battle of Jena in 1806 as the French armies commanded by Napoleon overrun Prussia, a small detachment of Prussian troops take up position in a windmill and resolve fight to the last man to hold them off for as long as possible. Meanwhile, the windmill owner's daughter chooses to stay and fight alongside them.
Cast
Crew
Curtis Bernhardt
Director
Ludwig von Wohl
Writer
Heinz Goldberg
Writer
Henry Koster
Writer
Carl Winston
Editor
Günther Krampf
Director of Photography
Erich von Neusser
Assistant Director
Joe May
Producer
Alexandre Arnstam
Costume Design
Karl Holek
Makeup Artist
Hermann Rosenthal
Makeup Artist
Friedrich Havenstein
Makeup Artist
Franz Grothe
Original Music Composer
Ralph Benatzky
Original Music Composer
Eduard Kubat
Production Manager
Andrej Andrejew
Art Direction
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