Kriegsfilm mit deutschen Soldaten und einer tapferen Krankenschwester als Helden: 1944 ist das berühmte italienische Kloster Monte Cassino von der 1. Deutschen Fallschirmjägerdivision besetzt. Der Angriff der Alliierten Streitkräfte, bei dem das Kloster im Bombenhagel vollständig zerstört werden wird, steht unmittelbar bevor. Doch ehe die große Schlacht beginnt, gelingt es deutschen Soldaten, die wertvollen Kunstschätze aus dem Kloster in Sicherheit nach Rom zu bringen.

A war film with German soldiers and a brave nurse as heroes: In 1944, the famous Italian cloister at Monte Cassino is occupied by the 1st German Paratroop Division. The attack by Allied forces, during which the cloister is bombed into complete ruin, will soon happen. But before the big battle can begin, German soldiers are successful in transporting the most valuable items from the cloister to safety in Rome.

THERE IS A NEWSREEL ALONG WITH THE FILM, JUST AS GERMAN AUDIENCES MIGHT HAVE SEEN WHEN THE MOVIE WAS FIRST SHOWN (except this newsreel may not be contemporary to when the film was released).

DVD-R IS IN GERMAN WITH SWITCHABLE ENGLISH SUBTITLES. LENGTH OF FEATURE FILM:  95 mins. LENGTH OF NEWSREEL:  18 mins.

PLEASE NOTE THAT SWITCHABLE (SOFT) SUBTITLES WILL NOT SHOW UP WHEN VIEWING THE SAMPLE BELOW.  IF YOU SEE SUBTITLES, THEN THEY ARE HARD-ENCODED (meaning, they cannot be turned off when viewing the film):