starring
Maria Schell , Erland Josephson
31 August 1939. In the small German town of Gleiwitz, close to the Polish frontier, the Piontek family is preparing for a wedding. Although the town is teeming with soldiers, who have made their headquarters at the hotel where the reception is to be held. And when Andreas slips outside for a private moment with his girlfriend, they witness something very odd outside the radio station. In the ballroom, young Josel dances his first polka at the wedding, blissfully unaware that it will be his last.
Screenplay by HELMUTT KRAPP Directed by KLAUS EMMERICH
(A German film with English subtitles) Films: page 17