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

No Image

Acting

Khánh Huyền

Vân

Khánh Huyền

Acting

Carl Heinz Choynski

Gecko

Carl Heinz Choynski

Acting

Joachim Lätsch

Kaupel

Joachim Lätsch

Acting

André Hennicke

Bäcker

André Hennicke

Acting

Như Quỳnh

Nam

Như Quỳnh

Acting

NSND Đoàn Dũng

Son

NSND Đoàn Dũng

Acting

Phương Thanh

Liên

Phương Thanh

Acting

Hans-Otto Reintsch

Malaria-Benny

No Image

Acting

Thinh Trinh

Lu Khu

Thinh Trinh

Acting

Thomas Wolff

Charly

Thomas Wolff

Acting

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

Acting

Bich Ngoc

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Ngọc Thu

Unknown Role

Ngọc Thu

Acting

Diệu Thuần

Unknown Role

Diệu Thuần

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