The Enemies
5.7
In the freezing winter of 1944, the devastating Battle of the Bulge rages across Belgium. Amid the chaos, an American soldier separated from his unit crosses paths with Richard, a cynical young Belgian boy, and Willy, a wounded German soldier they take as a prisoner.Stranded in a desolate, snowy landscape where survival overrides military allegiance, the three mismatched individuals form a fragile, surreal bond. As they trudge through the war-torn countryside, their basic survival instincts push political ideologies aside.
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Cast
18 people
Robbe De Hert
Richard
Also in
19 december
Camera Sutra (or the Pale Faces)
Del Negro
Mike
Known for
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Joy House
Hugo Claus
Also in
Permeke
Jan Vrijman
Fons Rademakers
Willy
Known for
Daughters of Darkness
Katie Tippel
Ida Bons
Jeanette
Also in
Flesh + Blood
Floris
Elly Claus
Katerina
Also in
Olivia
Bluebeard
Jos Simons
Boer
Also in
Baas Gansendonck
Commissaris Roos
Raymonde Serverius
Boerin
Hugues C. Pernath
Aanvoerder deserteurs
No other roles listed
HC Pernath
Aanvoerder deserteurs
Ton Lutz
Duitse soldaat
Also in
Fanfare
Shadow of Victory
Hugo Claus Director · Herman Wuyts Cinematographer Jan Bosdriesz Editor
Budget $252K · First release February 29, 1968 · Produced in Belgium, Netherlands
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Budget
$252,000
Production
Jan Vrijman Cineproduktie
Production
Ministerie van Nationale Opvoeding en Nederlandse Cultuur (België)
Production
Visie Filmproduktie
Production
Belgium · Netherlands
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Languages
Original title
De vijanden
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch
Release dates
Netherlands · February 29, 1968
Belgium · September 5, 1968
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
September 3, 1969 · Adelaide Film Festival
France
December 10, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
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