Overview

In the fall of 1945, nineteen year-old Mark Niebuhr, is accused of murder and is jailed as a prisoner of war in Warsaw, Poland. He maintains his claim of innocence throughout long periods of solitary confinement. When Mark is placed among a group of Polish criminals, he becomes the target of their aggression. Later, Mark experiences true hell in a communal cell with fanatical German war criminals. Turning Point is based on actual events from Hermann Kant's novel of the same name.

Cast

Sylvester Groth, Fred Düren, Matthias Günther, Klaus Piontek, Roman Wilhelmi, Hans-Uwe Bauer, Alexander van Heteren, Horst Hiemer

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What is "The Turning Point" about?

In the fall of 1945, nineteen year-old Mark Niebuhr, is accused of murder and is jailed as a prisoner of war in Warsaw, Poland. He maintains his claim of innocence throughout long periods of solitary confinement. When Mark is placed among a group of Polish criminals, he becomes the target of their aggression. Later, Mark experiences true hell in a communal cell with fanatical German war criminals. Turning Point is based on actual events from Hermann Kant's novel of the same name.

When was "The Turning Point" released?

The Turning Point was released in 1983.

Who stars in "The Turning Point"?

The cast includes Sylvester Groth, Fred Düren, Matthias Günther, Klaus Piontek.