Until Hell Is Frozen
6.8
A drama that chronicles the heroic endeavors of POWs trapped within a Russian prison camp in 1950 and their attempts to escape.
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Cast
20 people
Götz George
Peter Joost
Known for
Schtonk!
Treasure of Silver Lake
Rudolf Forster
Admiral
Known for
The 3 Penny Opera
Peter Bamberger
Heinrich Déchamps
Leopold Lahola
Günther Jerschke
Gellert
Also in
Ottifants
Zwei Münchner in Hamburg
Johannes Kai
Sieghardt Rupp
Lauterbach
Known for
A Fistful of Dollars
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Franz Muxeneder
Hintermoser
Also in
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
The Pussy in the Bathhouse
Henry van Lyck
Kolitz
Known for
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum
Obermüller
Also in
Freunde fürs Leben
Polizeifunk ruft
Wilmut Borell
Mitterle
Also in
Funkstreife Isar 12
Baal
Leopold Lahola Director · Johannes Kai Writer Heinrich Déchamps Writer
First release February 21, 1961 · Produced in France, Germany · Original title Der Teufel spielte Balalaika
Production
France · Germany
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Languages
Original title
Der Teufel spielte Balalaika
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 21, 1961
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No release date listed for United States.
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