Comrades
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King Frederick II and his leading advisors hesitate too long in the eyes of some officers, so Major von Schill decides to strike out on his own. He hoped that his brave move would be the catalyst for the great war of liberation. But von Schill's troops were soon defeated by a superior force of Dutch-Danish troops. The king takes a public stand against von Schill's actions and eleven of his officers are shot by summary execution on Napoleon's orders. However, one of them, Lieutenant Heinrich von Wedell, escapes death and is sentenced to forced labor for life. When Wedell's brother Karl, who opposed von Schill's unauthorized actions, learns of Heinrich's fate, he decides to help him in a risky way...
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Edited by Werner JacobsShot by Franz KochScored by Alois MelicharDesigned by Rudolf Pfenninger
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18 unique people credited
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Willy Birgel
as Major Karl von Wedell
Peter Martin Urtel
as Leutnant Heinrich von Wedell
Karin Hardt
as Christine von Krusemarck
Rudolf Fernau
as Graf Kerski
Maria Nicklisch
as Henriette Kerski
Paul Dahlke
as Rappel, Bursche
Rolf Weih
as Legationsrat von Bredow
Alexander Golling
as Marschall Davout
Herbert Hubner
as Oberst Dupont
Otto Tre Ler
as Gesandter von Krusemarck
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