Movie poster for The Fifth Day of Peace
TMDb Rating
5.4/10

22 verified votes

The Fifth Day of Peace (1970)

DramaWar
103 min

"One of the most bizarre episodes in the annals of "military justice""

Plot Summary

Based on a true story. Near the end of World War II, two German deserters are put in an Allied POW camp. When a rigid and militaristic German colonel learns about their desertion, he wants them court-martialed, even if the war is over. The uninterested Allied officers oblige him, and the two men face the firing squad on "the fifth day of peace".

Director

Giuliano Montaldo

Top Cast

Franco NeroRichard JohnsonLarry AubreyHelmuth SchneiderBud Spencer

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