Acclaimed World War II drama about a young German soldier torn between a sense of duty, guilt and conscience, who ultimately defects to fight with the…
German soldier Walter Proska meets a young Polish woman on a train to the Eastern front.
Proska encounters Wanda again in the turmoil of war.
A chance encounter with Wolfgang leads to Walter's joining the Russian army.
Walter rethinks his allegiance when he sees the cruelty of the post-war Communist regime.
