Fortress on the Rhine

1962

1h 29m

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During the Second World War, an old fortress is transformed into a detention camp for arrested allied generals who the Germans provide with every possible comfort. In the nearby garrison camp, however, hundreds of captured private soldiers try to survive hunger and cold.

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42 members

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Zdzisław Mrożewski

General Arthur Gordon

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Karel Höger

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Bohumil Šmída

General Tim Attwood

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Norbert Christian

General Jean-Paul Grémillom

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Wilhelm Koch-Hooge

General von Hoppe

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Wanda Spinka

Dutch Barmaid

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Józef Kostecki

Dr. Lorenz

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Radovan Lukavský

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Fred Düren

Sergeant Vannier

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Egidio Bonanno

Italian Partisan

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Petr Čech

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Vera Čukić

Italian Girl

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Eduard Dubský

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Jürgen Frohriep

German Sailor

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Jiří Holý

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Svatava Hubeňáková

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Josef Chvalina

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Zdeněk Kutil

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Jindřich Narenta

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Miloš Nedbal

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Jiří Vršťala

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Oldřich Velen

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Jan Maška

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Slávka Hamouzová

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Josef Havlín

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A. Essaw

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Ladislav Mrnka

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Writing

Jiří Mucha

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J. Šimon

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M. Šrámková

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Myriam Sello-Christian

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Jaroslav Raušer

General Arthur Gordon (voice)

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Felix le Breux

General Tim Attwood

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Václav Voska

General Jean-Paul Grémillom (voice)

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Ladislav Boháč

General von Hoppe (voice)

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Jana Dítětová

Dutch Barmaid (voice)

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Vladimír Ráž

Dr. Lorenz (voice)

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Josef Langmiler

Sergeant Vannier (voice)

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Zdeněk Dítě

Italian Partisan (voice)

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Blanka Bohdanová

Italian Girl (voice)

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Bohumil Švarc

German Sailor (voice)

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Oldřich Hoblík

Italian Announcer (voice)

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