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The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz

The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 4, 1967

Runtime

0h 15m

Genres

Drama, War, Fantasy, Comedy

User Score

51%

Original Title

Die beispiellose Verteidigung der Festung Deutschkreuz

Production Companies

Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Arpa-Film Bruno Zöckler

Director

Werner Herzog

Description

A satire on war and on the stupid things war inspires people to do. Four young men enter an abandoned fortress. Inside, they find military uniforms, which they immediately resolve to use to stage a bizarre war game. Their actions appear all the more senseless in relation to the peaceful everyday reality of the workers in the surrounding countryside.