In 1944, young concentration camp prisoner Franz Köhler (Götz George) is held in a camp near the Eastern Front and forced to perform grueling forced labor. His half-brother Willy (Günther Ungeheuer), on the other hand, is a brutal SS guard. When the Russians advance, a fight breaks out between the two brothers... Pidax presents Artur Brauner's 1963 war drama. Filmed in Yugoslavia in the spring of 1963, the production captivates with the impressive duel between the disparate Alsatian brothers Götz George and Günther Ungeheuer. Two actors who give each other no quarter, both physically and in terms of acting. The German Film Rating Board awarded the film the "valuable" rating and particularly praised the performance of the unforgettable Götz George. Cinema of high quality and stunning visuals!