The film focuses on life in a World War II German penal battalion camp somewhere in Russia. The convicts include a heroic doctor unjustly convicted of avoiding military service, an officer who retreated against orders, and common criminals. It shows their life in the camp, clearing mines, living in trenches on the front line.
Unfortunately the movie Punishment Battalion is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Harald Philipp | Director |
Writing | Heinz G. Konsalik | Novel |
Writing | Wolfgang Menge | Writer |
Writing | Harald Philipp | Writer |
Art | Hans Jürgen Kiebach | Production Design |
Art | Otto Erdmann | Production Design |
Sound | Willy Mattes | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Heinz Hölscher | Director of Photography |
Editing | Elisabeth Kleinert-Neumann | Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | Ilse Dubois | Costume Design |
Directing | Carl von Barany | Assistant Director |
Directing | Edith Zeyn | Assistant Director |
Production | Alfred Arbeiter | Production Manager |
Production | Erwin Gitt | Production Manager |
Production | Willi Mette | Production Manager |