Released
The 5th Day of Peace
April 17 1970 (over 54 years ago)Rating
54
Based on
18 reviews
One of the most bizarre episodes in the annals of "military justice"
- Director: Giuliano Montaldo
- Writers: Giuliano Montaldo, Ottavio Jemma, Lucio Battistrada
- Genres: Drama, War
- Runtime: 1 h 43 m
- Countries: Italy, Yugoslavia
- Companies: Jadran Film, Clesi Cinematografica
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".
