Five Cartridges

Year: 1960

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: German

Director: Frank Beyer

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Set in 1936 amid the Spanish Civil War, a wounded German commander of an international brigade entrusts his five comrades with a crucial message split among five ammunition cartridges. The full message will be delivered only if each shell reaches the battalion. However, French soldier Pierre, unable to endure the Sierra’s heat, leaves the hide‑out to fetch water and is struck by an enemy bullet.

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