The Laws of War (1961)

6.5/10 103 min War Drama History

Overview

During WW2, in a Nazi-occupied country, a local partisan blows-up a German military train, prompting the Germans to take civilian hostages to be shot if the culprit doesn't surrender before a deadline.

Cast

Mel Ferrer

Marco

Peter van Eyck

Hauptmann Paul Langenau

Magali Noël

Olga

Jean Desailly

Uhrmacher Rede

Michael Hinz

Jossip

Franz Muxeneder

Deutscher Feldwebel

Ida Galli

Danica

Maria Michi

signora Macusar

Paul Müller

interprete

André Jocelyn

studente

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