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The Survivor

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During the Allied retreat on Dunkirk in May 1940, 99 captured English soldiers and officers were shot by an SS unit in a French village. The only survivor of the massacre Albert Pooley stakes health and life to find the murderer of his comrades. The television film shows the international solidarity of ordinary people, who are brought together by the memory of a terrible war crime and make this crime atone for. Based on a factual report by Cyril Jolly.

Featured Crew

Kurt Jung-Alsen
Director
Franz Fühmann
Adaptation

Cast

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Garfield Morgan
Albert Pooley
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John Rees
Bill Carter
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Lawrence Davidson
English lieutenant
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Ferdy Mayne
Intelligence Officer

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