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Five Days, Five Nights

1961-02-27
7
de 103m
WarHistory
Five Days, Five Nights (Fünf Tage, Fünf Nächte) takes place in Dresden in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. While Dresden is in ruins, over two thousand paintings by artists including Rembrandt, Raphael, Rubens, Giorgione, and Vermeer have disappeared from the city’s Old Masters Picture Gallery. Red Army captain Leonov and his soldiers have been ordered to recover the lost paintings. During the next five days, Dresden’s residents join the search for the collection. A secret Nazi document offers a first lead…

Director

Lev Arnshtam

Director

Anatolij Golowanow

Director

Heinz Thiel

Writer

Lev Arnshtam

Writer

Wolfgang Ebeling

Director of Photography

Yu-Lan Chen

world war ii art gallery russian army

Status

Released

Countries

  • East Germany
  • Germany
  • Soviet Union

Companies

  • DEFA
  • Mosfilm