The Russians Are Coming
2019
Computer Files, Websites
Originally banned by Communist Authorities, Heiner Carow’s semi-autobiographical film was not approved for final production. Officials argued it focused on an ordinary Nazi follower, rather than an antifascist hero, and that it was “contaminated with modernism.” The film, which includes clips from the Nazi propaganda film Kolberg (1945), was finally reconstructed and released in 1987. As the end of WWII is fast approaching, 16-year-old Günter, a member of the Hitler Youth, still believes in a German victory. He is drafted into Nazi Germany’s last-ditch effort to resist the approaching Soviet Army. When he is captured and accused of killing a Soviet forced laborer, Günter faces an intense psychological crisis.
Main title:
Author:
Carow, Heiner, film directorKrause-Melzer, Gert, actorMeißner , Dorothea, actorPerevalov, Viktor, actorDEFA Film Library (Firm), distributorKanopy (Firm), distributor
Work:
Imprint:
DEFA Film Library, 1968.[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019.
Collation:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (91 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Notes:
Title from title frames.FilmIn Process Record.Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1968.In English
Performers:
Gert Krause-Melzer, Dorothea Meißner , Viktor Perevalov
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
German
Subject:
BRN:
420360
Electronic access:
Access eFilm - A Kanopy streaming videohttps://www.kanopy.com/node/504047/external-image - Cover Image