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Quick Info

Rating

7.4/10

Release1991

Runtime1h 53m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

Revenue$1,007,976

Production

Gérard Mital Productions

Nordisk Film Denmark

WMG Film

Svenska Filminstitutet

UGC

Movie

Europa

1991

1h 53m

7.4

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Synopsis

Just after World War II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him.

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