The Turning Point

The Turning Point

Movie 1983-01-20 1h 42m Drama
★ 4.9 / 10 · 8 votes

In the fall of 1945, nineteen year-old Mark Niebuhr, is accused of murder and is jailed as a prisoner of war in Warsaw, Poland. He maintains his claim of innocence throughout long periods of solitary confinement. When Mark is placed among a group of Polish criminals, he becomes the target of their aggression. Later, Mark experiences true hell in a communal cell with fanatical German war criminals. Turning Point is based on actual events from Hermann Kant's novel of the same name.

Status
Released
Studio
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Country
East Germany
Languages
German, Polish
Director
Frank Beyer
Cast
Sylvester Groth Sylvester Groth Mark Niebuhr Fred Düren Fred Düren General Eisensteck Matthias Günther Matthias Günther Hauptsturmführer Klaus Piontek Klaus Piontek Major Lundenbroich Roman Wilhelmi Roman Wilhelmi Ohnehals Hans-Uwe Bauer Hans-Uwe Bauer Obergefreiter Fenske Alexander van Heteren Alexander van Heteren Horst Hiemer Horst Hiemer Günter Junghans Günter Junghans Krzysztof Chamiec Krzysztof Chamiec Gustaw Lutkiewicz Gustaw Lutkiewicz Michael Gerber Michael Gerber
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