The Fifth Day of Peace

The Fifth Day of Peace

2.6 |
1h 43min

Released

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Based on a true story. Near the end of World War II, two German deserters are put in an Allied POW camp. When a rigid and militaristic German colonel learns about their desertion, he wants them court-martialed, even if the war is over. The uninterested Allied officers oblige him, and the two men face the firing squad on "the fifth day of peace".
The Fifth Day of Peace

Story

Based on a true story. Near the end of World War II, two German deserters are put in an Allied POW camp. When a rigid and militaristic German colonel learns about their desertion, he wants them court-martialed, even if the war is over. The uninterested Allied officers oblige him, and the two men face the firing squad on "the fifth day of peace".

Directors

Giuliano Montaldo, Stefano Rolla, Vera Pescarolo, Giuliano Montaldo,

Writers

Andrea Barbato, Nikola Babić, Ottavio Jemma, Lucio Battistrada,

Tags

One of the most bizarre episodes in the annals of "military justice"

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