May 17, 1955
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Heroism after Hours (1955)

"Heroism after Hours" (German: "Heldentum nach Ladenschluß") is a 1955 West German anthology comedy film. It is in four parts each portraying a different tale of German soldiers attempting to get home at the end of the Second World War.

Category

Comedy War

Country

Germany

Companies

Harald Juhnke

Burmann

Charles Regnier

Zauberer Maro

Gerd Vespermann

Julius Dingelmann

Josef Sieber

Richard Siewert

Herbert Weißbach

Der Sachse

Willi Rose

Gluckert

Oliver Hassencamp

Anton Hirsemenzel

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