Time in the Jungle

Time in the Jungle

Time in the Jungle

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Time in the Jungle

1988

1h 35m

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Drama

Overview

Defectors from Hitler's army join the French Foreign Legion and end up in Vietnam in the late '40s.

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Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Cast & Crew

20 members

Acting

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Armin Bauer

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Acting

Bùi Bài Bình

Hai

Bùi Bài Bình

Acting

Sewan Latchinian

Eddy

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Khánh Huyền

Vân

Khánh Huyền

Acting

Carl Heinz Choynski

Gecko

Carl Heinz Choynski

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Joachim Lätsch

Kaupel

Joachim Lätsch

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André Hennicke

Bäcker

André Hennicke

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Nhu Quynh

Nam

Nhu Quynh

Acting

NSND Đoàn Dũng

Son

NSND Đoàn Dũng

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Phương Thanh

Liên

Phương Thanh

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Hans-Otto Reintsch

Malaria-Benny

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Thinh Trinh

Lu Khu

Thinh Trinh

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Thomas Wolff

Charly

Thomas Wolff

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Đào Mộng Long

Unknown Role

Đào Mộng Long

Acting

Bùi Cường

Unknown Role

Bùi Cường

Acting

Thu Hiền

Unknown Role

Thu Hiền

Acting

Đăng Khoa

Unknown Role

No Image

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Bich Ngoc

Unknown Role

No Image

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Ngọc Thu

Unknown Role

Ngọc Thu

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Diệu Thuần

Unknown Role

Diệu Thuần

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