Black Feathers

Black Feathers

1952 · 95 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, War

In the last days of the world war II a young Alpine soldier trys to find his way back home after the army was disbanded. In his village the soldiers, with the townspeople, become engaged in an effort to prevent the Germans from blowing up a dam.

Directed by Oreste Biancoli · Written by Paola Ojetti

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