Movie

June Fifth (1942)

• November 1, 1942
• 1h 39m

• War

Overview

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

Writers

Walter Ulbrich

Starring

Carl Raddatz, Joachim Brennecke, Karl Ludwig Diehl