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The Fifth Day of Peace (1970)

The Fifth Day of Peace (1970)

Drama War

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

Release Date: 1970, April 17
Directors: Giuliano Montaldo
Countries: Italy, Yugoslavia
Production: Jadran Film, Jadran Film, Clesi Cinematografica, Clesi Cinematografica
Cast: Richard Johnson, Franco Nero, Michael Goodliffe, Graham Armitage, Bud Spencer, Renato Romano, Helmuth Schneider, T. P. McKenna, Demeter Bitenc, Osvaldo Ruggieri, Romano Ghini, Relja Bašić

Overview:

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".

Keywords:

world war ii nazi prisoner of war miscarriage of justice mock trial