I Wish I Were a Pigeon

I Wish I Were a Pigeon

I Wish I Were a Pigeon

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I Wish I Were a Pigeon

1990

1h 42m

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War

Drama

Overview

The story of German minority members who, after escaping from Wehrmacht, form a partisan unit named "Ernst Thalmann" in eastern Croatia. The focus is a family whose members fight on different sides of the barricade.

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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

Vanja Drach

Unknown Role

Vanja Drach

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Manfred Möck

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Marina Marković

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Peter Modrick

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Slobodan Negić

Unknown Role

Slobodan Negić

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Ley Lutz

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Joachim Nimtz

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Joachim Nimtz

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Hildegard Alex

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Hildegard Alex

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Michael Gerber

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Michael Gerber

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Ljiljana Đoković

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Uwe Lach

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Uwe Lach

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Jens Knospe

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Gojko Mitić

Unknown Role

Gojko Mitić

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Maren Schumacher

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Maren Schumacher

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Mladen Nelević

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