During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), five International Brigade soldiers of different nationalities are given a crucial assignment as their commander lies dying: they are to smuggle top-secret information across enemy lines.
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Erwin Geschonneck
Kommissar Witting
Ulrich Thein
Wasja der Russe
Edwin Marian
Jose der Spanier
Ernst-Georg Schwill
Willi der Deutsche
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Pierre, der Franzose
Manfred Krug
Oleg der Pole
Günter Naumann
Dimitri der Bulgare
Fritz Diez
Major Balanos
Johannes Maus
Karl
Jochen Diestelmann
Jerri
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