The day that doesn't die
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The day that doesn't die |
| Original title | Deň, ktorý neumrie |
| Country of production | Czechoslovakia |
| original language | Slovak |
| Publishing year | 1974 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Martin Tapák |
| script | Ivan Bukovcan |
| music | Ivan Bukovcan |
| camera | Beno Krivosik |
| cut | Maximilián Remeň |
| occupation | |
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The day that doesn't die (original title: Deň, ktorý neumrie ) is a Czechoslovak war film from 1975. It was released in the GDR on September 12, 1975. In the Federal Republic of Germany, the film was released on VHS with the alternative title The Armored Train .
action
The Slovakia in 1944, the 1939 split off from Czechoslovakia client state and ally of the Nazi Reich is from the Red Army threatened. Together with the Wehrmacht and the Waffen SS , the Slovak soldiers, including the young soldier Matous, fight against the approaching Soviets. When the situation became hopeless, the Slovak National Uprising rose in August 1944 : the Slovaks, once allied, found partisan groups and defended themselves against the Germans. Thereupon the Waffen-SS occupy the country, a bloody war with high losses on both sides begins.
The whole country is on the run from the Waffen-SS, which only leaves chaos and destruction. Many partisans and also civilians flee into the impassable mountains. However, the partisans still have one trump card in their hands: a self-made armored train that is causing serious problems for the German troops. On this train is also Matous and some of his friends who managed to kidnap the SS-Obersturmführer of the Waffen-SS Ritter. However, the train cannot withstand the numerous German tanks, the boiler is hit by a tank and the train has to stop. This leaves the crew defenseless, knights can flee and most of the fighters can retreat into the mountains, mostly injured.
When Ritter and the Waffen-SS discover their hiding place, Matous is supposed to reveal the partisans' hiding place, otherwise the civilians who had hidden his group should be executed. Matous agrees with a heavy heart, but does not lead the Germans to the hiding place of the partisans, but into a snow-covered minefield. Matous, who has already led the group deep into the minefield, steps on a mine first and dies. The Germans panic and more mines explode. The partisans, who watched everything, then open fire. SS-Obersturmführer Ritter and all other Waffen SS soldiers are killed.
background
The film was produced by the Hraných Filmov studio in Bratislava.
The film was released in Germany with the sensational title Der Panzerzug as VHS (by Magic Video and Pront Video ) and in 2013 as DVD (by Starlight Film )
Reviews
"A pathetic-patriotic hero song, formally unconvincing."
Web links
- The day that does not die in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Day That Does n't Die in the online film database