The bad soldier Smith
The film around the intelligence officer Captain Smith plays in the headquarters of a British tank regiment shortly after the beginning of the invasion of 1944, where Le Havre waws to be overrun by allied troops and forced to surrender. Smith refuses to continue the fight as he is convinced that the war has become meaningless, he came to that conclusion due to the denial of the request of a German general to evacuate the French civilian population.
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The bad soldier Smith
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 8, 1963
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama, War
User Score
70%
Original Title
Der schlechte Soldat Smith
Production Companies
Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Director
Fritz Umgelter
Description
The film around the intelligence officer Captain Smith plays in the headquarters of a British tank regiment shortly after the beginning of the invasion of 1944, where Le Havre waws to be overrun by allied troops and forced to surrender. Smith refuses to continue the fight as he is convinced that the war has become meaningless, he came to that conclusion due to the denial of the request of a German general to evacuate the French civilian population.