June Fifth (1942)
June Fifth ( Ger: Der 5. Juni) is a 1942 German propaganda war film. The storyline centers on an infantry unit during the French campaign. After the death of a war volunteer's father, the volunteer (Gefreiter Eickhoff) is treated harshly by his superior officer, Feldwebel Richard Schulz, who had been friends with the fallen father. The father had wanted Schulz to make his son a good officer. The film explores their relationship amidst the war.
Director: Fritz Kirchhoff
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Carl Raddatz as Feldwebel Richard Schulz |
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Joachim Brennecke as Gefreiter Eickhoff |
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Karl Ludwig Diehl as Generalmajor Lüchten |
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Gisela Uhlen as Luise Reiniger |
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Hans Richter as Schütze Norbert Nauke |
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Bruni Löbel as |
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Ernst von Klipstein as Oberleutnant Lebsten |
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Hermann Mayer-Falkow as |
| Directing | Fritz Kirchhoff | Director |
| Writing | Walter Ulbrich | Writer |
| Sound | Georg Haentzschel | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Walter Pindter | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Walter Wischniewsky | Editor |
| Production | Walter Ulbrich | Line Producer |
| Art | Erich Kettelhut | Production Design |
| Art | Herbert Nitzschke | Production Design |
| Art | Wilhelm Vorwerg | Production Design |
| Directing | Walter Wischniewsky | Assistant Director |