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The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz (German: Die Beispiellose Verteidigung der Festung Deutschkreutz) is a 1967 short film by Werner Herzog filmed in 1966 in Deutschkreutz, Austria. Herzog's official website describes the film as "a satire on the state of war and peace and the absurdities it inspires.
Die beispiellose Verteidigung der Festung Deutschkreutz: Directed by Werner Herzog. With Peter Brumm, Georg Eska, Karl-Heinz Steffel, Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg.
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- Short
- Werner Herzog
- 1967-04-05
The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreutz is a 1967 short film by Werner Herzog filmed in Deutschkreutz, Austria.[1] Herzog's official website describes the film as "a satire on the state of war and peace and the absurdities it inspires."[2]
Directed by Werner Herzog. A satire on war and on the stupid things war inspires people to do. Four young men enter an abandoned fortress. Inside, they find military uniforms, which they immediately resolve to use to stage a bizarre war game.
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- Werner Herzog
The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz. Four men break into an old castle and don aged uniforms while using military equipment to defend the grounds from an imaginary enemy.
- Drama
- Werner Herzog
Directed by Werner Herzog. The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz 1967. 14 MIN. Overview. Releases. Reviews. Cast crew. Movie Codes. Products. News.
Four young men enter an abandoned fortress. Inside, they find military uniforms, which they immediately resolve to use to stage a bizarre war game. Their actions appear all the more senseless in relation to the peaceful everyday reality of the workers in the surrounding countryside.
