(Das zweite Gleis)

Content: In this German drama, Brock, a railroad inspector, witnesses a robbery at a train depot. He recognizes the thief, but turning the man in would mean acknowledging he knows him, thus revealing his own complicity with the Nazi war machine. When Brock’s daughter and her boyfriend begin to question him about the incident, will the secret he’s kept for nearly 20 years finally be exposed?

Countries:

East Germany,

Germany

Genres:

Crime,

Drama

Runtime:

80 minutes

Year:

1962

Directors:

Joachim Kunert

Production companies:

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Actors:

Walter Brock

Vera Brock

Frank

Erwin Runge

Frau Runge

Crews:

Director

Writer

Writer

Editor

Director of Photography