Germany, 1936. Seven prisoners escape from a concentration camp. The camp commandant is determined to recapture them and make an example of them, erecting seven crosses in the camp on which to hang the prisoners. One by one the prisoners are recaptured or killed but the seventh is still free and determined to stay that way.
Filmed during World War 2, a film that aims to demonstrate the brutality of the WW2 German regime. Some of the plot is thus propaganda-orientated (not that this makes what is depicted any less true though), thus leads to a degree of preachiness in the dialogue.
The story is reasonably interesting though a bit dry. The story is a conventional, linear one and seems to simply amble from one scene to the next. I admire the sentiment being expressed but it is done in a way that's not entirely engaging or compelling.
Overall, it's watchable but not a must-watch.
Filmed during World War 2, a film that aims to demonstrate the brutality of the WW2 German regime. Some of the plot is thus propaganda-orientated (not that this makes what is depicted any less true though), thus leads to a degree of preachiness in the dialogue.
The story is reasonably interesting though a bit dry. The story is a conventional, linear one and seems to simply amble from one scene to the next. I admire the sentiment being expressed but it is done in a way that's not entirely engaging or compelling.
Overall, it's watchable but not a must-watch.