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The Fifth Day of Peace
“One of the most bizarre episodes in the annals of "military justice"”
5.5 / 10• 1970• 1h 43m•NR• Italian
DramaWar
Storyline
Based on a true story. Near the end of World War II, two German deserters are put in an Allied POW camp. When a rigid and militaristic German colonel learns about their desertion, he wants them court-martialed, even if the war is over. The uninterested Allied officers oblige him, and the two men face the firing squad on "the fifth day of peace".
Cast & Crew
Franco Nero
Bruno Grauber
Lead
Richard Johnson
John Miller
LA
Larry Aubrey
Reiner Schultz
Helmuth Schneider
Von Bleicher
Bud Spencer
Jelinek
Michael Goodliffe
Snow
Relja Bašić
George Romney
ED
Emilio Delle Piane
Gleason
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Giuliano Montaldo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Fifth Day of Peace is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
