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A four man US fireteam on patrol seizes a passing young Vietnamnese girl and continue to torture, rape and kill her. Only one soldier refuses to take part in it and reports this incident to his superior, who dismisses it as simple wartime incident. As a consequence for his report, the soldier has to fear for his life. Later, the perpetrators are convicted, although subsequent appeals reduce their sentences significantly. The plot takes place in a Bavarian forest and reenacts a real war crime that happened in the Vietnam war. The soldiers wear US uniforms, have authentic names but speak with a pronounced Bavarian accent - a conscious directing decision known as Brechtian distancing effect.

Credits

o.k. Cast

Name Character
Senta Berger She was 29, now 82 years old as Senta
Rolf Zacher He was 29, 76 years old when he died as Rowan
Friedrich von Thun He was 28, now 81 years old as Sergeant Tony Meserve
Eva Mattes She was 15, now 69 years old as Phan Ti Mao
Gustl Bayrhammer He was 48, 71 years old when he died as Captain Vorst
Michael Verhoeven He was 32, now 85 years old as Private Erickson
Hartmut Becker He was 32, now 85 years old as Corporal Ralph Clarke
Wolfgang Fischer He was 81, 54 years old when he died as Private Rafe
Hanna Burgwitz She was 51, 87 years old when she died as Josefine

o.k. Crew

Name Department
Claus Neumann as Director of Photography. He was 31 (78) years old when He died Camera
Axel Linstädt as Original Music Composer. Sound
Igor Luther as Director of Photography. He was 27 (now 81) years old Camera
Michael Verhoeven as Director. He was 32 (now 85) years old Directing
Michael Verhoeven as Writer. He was 32 (now 85) years old Writing
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  • Release day: Thursday, July 16, 1970
  • Runtime: 80 minutes