Winterspelt 1944

Plot Summary

In the Second World War, spring 1944: shortly before the planned Ardennes offensive, Germans and Americans stand waiting on the German-Belgian border. The small Eifel village of Winterspelt threatens to become the scene of a bloody battle. A German officer comes up with a plan to hand over his battalion to the Americans without a fight. He finds support from three inhabitants of the small village, who help him to present his offer of surrender to the Americans, which they ultimately reject.

Top Cast

Ulrich von Dobschütz Major Joseph Dincklage

Hans Christian Blech Wenzel Hainstock

Katharina Thalbach Läthe Lenk

Henning Schlüter Dr. Bruno Schefold

Claus Theo Gärtner Corporal Hubert Reidel