The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz (1967)
15m
Running Time
April 4, 1967Release Date
The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz (1967)
15m
Running Time
April 4, 1967Release Date
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Plot.
A satire on war and on the stupid things war inspires people to do. Four young men enter an abandoned fortress. Inside, they find military uniforms, which they immediately resolve to use to stage a bizarre war game. Their actions appear all the more senseless in relation to the peaceful everyday reality of the workers in the surrounding countryside.
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Release DateApril 4, 1967
Original NameDie beispiellose Verteidigung der Festung Deutschkreuz
StatusReleased
Running Time15m
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The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreutz (German: Die Beispiellose Verteidigung der Festung Deutschkreutz) is a 1967 short film by Werner Herzog filmed in 1966 in Deutschkreutz, Austria. Herzog's official website describes the film as "a satire on the state of war and peace and the absurdities it inspires.