Pyat dney - pyat nochey (1961)

Run Time: 1h43m | Release: 27 Feb 1961

Genres: War | History |

Production Countries: East Germany, Germany, Soviet Union

7 / 102 Vote Count

Overview:

Five Days, Five Nights (Fünf Tage, Fünf Nächte) takes place in Dresden in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. While Dresden is in ruins, over two thousand paintings by artists including Rembrandt, Raphael, Rubens, Giorgione, and Vermeer have disappeared from the city’s Old Masters Picture Gallery. Red Army captain Leonov and his soldiers have been ordered to recover the lost paintings. During the next five days, Dresden’s residents join the search for the collection. A secret Nazi document offers a first lead…