It is the year 1936 and the Spanish Civil War is raging. When the German commander of an international brigade is badly wounded he gives his five comrades a message which he divides up and secretes into in five cartridges. All five shells must reach the battalion in order for the message to be relayed. But Frenchman Pierre can’t bear the heat of the Sierra. When he leaves their hide-out to drink from a well he is hit by an enemy bullet.
Erwin Geschonneck
as Kommissar Witting
Ulrich Thein
as Wasja der Russe
Edwin Marian
as Jose der Spanier
Ernst-Georg Schwill
as Willi der Deutsche
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Pierre, der Franzose
Manfred Krug
as Oleg der Pole
Günter Naumann
as Dimitri der Bulgare
Fritz Diez
as Major Balanos
Johannes Maus
as Karl
Jochen Diestelmann
as Jerri
Harald Jopt
as Sanchez
Fritz Ernst Fechner
as Jirka
