Five Cartridges
1960 · 90 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 92 VOTES · DIR. Frank Beyer
Overview
During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), five International Brigade soldiers of different nationalities are given a crucial assignment as their commander lies dying: they are to smuggle top-secret information across enemy lines.
Dialogue Timeline — 457 lines
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00:00:13 FIVE CARTRIDGES
00:03:10 They cover the land,
00:04:42 The battalion will leave the base at 21.00 hours.
00:06:52 Where are José and Willi?
00:09:24 That's Wasja, our radio operator.
00:12:15 "Soldiers on the other side!
00:17:22 I must go to the tree and pick a flower
00:19:27 He's longing for the tobacco as much as we are.
00:23:24 It wasn't for nothing that they put him with us.
00:26:55 José.
00:34:49 What's with the seven comrades, Otto?
00:36:12 I need seven packets of these.
00:40:43 The radio's done for, but at least I have got a piece of copper wire now.
00:45:11 Nothing.
00:47:30 But I think Willi's right.
00:49:09 He's running!
00:56:37 If it wasn't for the enfilade, Captain...
01:00:13 We won't abandon you, Wasja.
01:03:40 From you, we'd take some.
01:08:27 "Reds' detachment escaped heading for Ebro.
01:10:18 I can shorten your journey.
01:18:50 A message! From HQ!
01:21:31 And the fifth?
01:24:07 Just like in those February days.
Cast & Characters
Erwin Geschonneck
Kommissar Witting
Ulrich Thein
Wasja der Russe
Edwin Marian
Jose der Spanier
Ernst-Georg Schwill
Willi der Deutsche
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Pierre, der Franzose
Manfred Krug
Oleg der Pole
Günter Naumann
Dimitri der Bulgare
Fritz Diez
Major Balanos
Johannes Maus
Karl
Jochen Diestelmann
Jerri
Harald Jopt
Sanchez
Fritz Ernst Fechner
Jirka
Dom de Beern
Otto
Hans Finohr
Pedro
Walter Schramm
Juan
Karl Block
Ralf Bregazzi
Hans-Jürgen Degenhardt
Fred Düren
Wilhelm Otto Eckhardt
Ezard Haußmann
Adolf Peter Hoffmann
Hans Ulrich Laufer
Fred Ludwig
Reinhard Michalke
Harald Moszdorf
Alexander Papendiek
Joe Schorn
Hans Sievers
Dietlind Stahl
Arno Wyzniewski
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed457
Dialogue density5.1 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line01:24:07
Production Record
DirectorFrank Beyer
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes92
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