The Turning Point

The Turning Point

5.2

1983-01-20

In the fall of 1945, nineteen year-old Mark Niebuhr, is accused of murder and is jailed as a prisoner of war in Warsaw, Poland. He maintains his claim of innocence throughout long periods of solitary confinement. When Mark is placed among a group of Polish criminals, he becomes the target of their aggression. Later, Mark experiences true hell in a communal cell with fanatical German war criminals. Turning Point is based on actual events from Hermann Kant's novel of the same name.

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In the fall of 1945, nineteen year-old Mark Niebuhr, is accused of murder and is jailed as a prisoner of war in Warsaw, Poland. He maintains his claim of innocence throughout long periods of solitary confinement. When Mark is placed among a group of Polish criminals, he becomes the target of their aggression. Later, Mark experiences true hell in a communal cell with fanatical German war criminals. Turning Point is based on actual events from Hermann Kant's novel of the same name.

Released

1983-01-20

Runtime

102

Director

Frank Beyer

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Language

Deutsch

Production

DEFA

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    Sylvester Groth

    Sylvester Groth
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    Fred Düren

    Fred Düren
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    Matthias Günther

    Matthias Günther
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    Klaus Piontek

    Klaus Piontek
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    Roman Wilhelmi

    Roman Wilhelmi
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    Hans-Uwe Bauer

    Hans-Uwe Bauer
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    Alexander van Heteren

    Alexander van Heteren
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    Horst Hiemer

    Horst Hiemer
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    Günter Junghans

    Günter Junghans
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    Krzysztof Chamiec

    Krzysztof Chamiec
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    Gustaw Lutkiewicz

    Gustaw Lutkiewicz
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    Michael Gerber

    Michael Gerber
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    Danuta Kowalska

    Danuta Kowalska