The Fifth Day of Peace

The Fifth Day of Peace

One of the most bizarre episodes in the annals of "military justice"

1970 · 103 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama, War

Based on a true story. Near the end of World War II, two German deserters are put in an Allied POW camp. When a rigid and militaristic German colonel learns about their desertion, he wants them court-martialed, even if the war is over. The uninterested Allied officers oblige him, and the two men face the firing squad on "the fifth day of peace".

Directed by Giuliano Montaldo · Written by Andrea Barbato

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