Feb 06, 1977
108 min
Full-HD

Zero Hour (1977)

In July 1945, US troops are leaving Saxony and Thuringia while the Red Army takes control of the territories. In a small village near Leipzig, the inhabitants try to adjust to the new authority.

Category

Drama History

Country

Germany

Companies

ERF / Edgar Reitz Filmproduktion

Kai Taschner

Joschi

Herbert Weißbach

Mattiske

Günter Schimann

Anette Jünger

Erika Wackernagel

Klaus Dierig

Erich Kleiber

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