In the last days of WW2, the German minesweeper MX12 is on its way into the enemy’s zone to pick up wounded soldiers. When a radio message proclaims the end of war, the crew demands to break off the risky mission. Only the captain wants to continue.
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Wigand Witting
Kapitänleutnant Tim
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Siegfried Lenz
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Volker Vogeler Director · Franz Xaver Gernstl Writer Siegfried Lenz Author
First release December 5, 1984 · Produced in Germany · Production Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion, Norddeutscher Rundfunk
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NDR
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Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion
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Norddeutscher Rundfunk
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Studio Hamburg International Production (SHIP)
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Germany
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German
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German
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Germany · December 5, 1984
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