June Fifth

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Fritz Kirchhoff

Writers

Walter Ulbrich

Language

German

Country

Germany

Release date

1 November 1942

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  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