Five Days, Five Nights (1961)
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…
Genre: War, History, Drama
Runtime: 103 min
Release Date: February 27, 1961
Cast
- Heinz-Dieter Knaup - Paul Naumann
- Vsevolod Safonov - Hauptmann Leonow
- Vsevolod Sanayev - Sergeant Koslow
- Annekathrin Bürger - Katrin
- Jewgenija Kosirjewa - Nikitina
- Marga Legal - Luise Rank
- Wilhelm Koch-Hooge - Erich Braun
- Nikolai Sergeyev - Schagin
- Sergey Yakovlev - soviet officer
- Oleg Golubitsky - Adjutant
Screenplay
Music: Dmitri Shostakovich
Cinematography: Yu-Lan Chen, Aleksandr Shelenkov
Editing: Tatyana Likhacheva
Production: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Mosfilm
Country: East Germany, Soviet Union
Language: Deutsch, Pусский
Original Language: ru
Themes
The Horror of War and Humanity, World War II: Global Conflict
Keywords
world war ii, art gallery, russian army
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Five Days, Five Nights about?
- 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…
- Who directed Five Days, Five Nights?
- Five Days, Five Nights was directed by Lev Arnshtam, Anatolij Golowanow, Heinz Thiel.
- Who stars in Five Days, Five Nights?
- Five Days, Five Nights stars Heinz-Dieter Knaup, Vsevolod Safonov, Vsevolod Sanayev, Annekathrin Bürger, Jewgenija Kosirjewa, Marga Legal.
- How long is Five Days, Five Nights?
- Five Days, Five Nights has a runtime of 1h 43m (103 minutes).
- What genre is Five Days, Five Nights?
- Five Days, Five Nights is a War, History, Drama film.
- Where was Five Days, Five Nights produced?
- Five Days, Five Nights was produced in East Germany, Soviet Union.
- What are the themes of Five Days, Five Nights?
- The themes of Five Days, Five Nights include: The Horror of War and Humanity, World War II: Global Conflict.