Film

June Fifth

1942 · 1h 39m · War

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.

Carl Raddatz

Feldwebel Richard Schulz

Joachim Brennecke

Gefreiter Eickhoff

Karl Ludwig Diehl

Generalmajor Lüchten

Gisela Uhlen

Luise Reiniger

Hans Richter

Schütze Norbert Nauke

Bruni Löbel

Ernst von Klipstein

Oberleutnant Lebsten

Hermann Mayer-Falkow

• Fritz KirchhoffDirector
• Walter UlbrichWriter
• Walter PindterDirector of Photography
• Georg HaentzschelOriginal Music Composer
• Walter WischniewskyEditor

Release date

November 1, 1942

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 39m

Genres

War