Shock Troop

Shock Troop

1934 · 118 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama, War

This powerful anti-war film statement focuses on the plight of a German unit in World War I that finds itself surrounded by British and French forces.

Directed by Ludwig Schmid-Wildy · Written by Franz Adam

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