The Russians Are Coming

IMDb 5.2 1968 • 92 min • DramaWar

Director

Heiner Carow

Country

XG

Plot Summary

It’s the spring of 1945 in a small resort town on the Baltic. Günter is 16 and firmly believes that the Germans will win the war. During the hunt for a forced labourer who is on the run, Günter catches him and watches as he is shot to death. He proudly accepts the award of an Iron Cross before being shipped to the nearby front as part of the last contingent of troops. He is quickly captured by Soviet soldiers, but manages to escape and return home. When the town is occupied by the Red Army, Günter is arrested for the murder of the forced labourer. The film was banned in 1968 before it was completed, and a large portion of the negative was later destroyed.

Top Cast

Gert Krause-Melzer
Gert Krause-Melzer Günter
Viktor Perevalov
Viktor Perevalov Igor
Dorothea Meissner
Dorothea Meissner Christine
Norbert Christian
Norbert Christian Vater Bergschicker
Karla Runkehl
Karla Runkehl Mutter Bergschicker