A German WWI aviator leaves what he sees as a decadent homeland and gets involved in Russia against the Communists..

If you have got a rainy Sunday and a weird tolerance for early 1930s German political cinema, Hangmen, Women and Soldiers is actually kind of a trip. Anyone looking for a breezy war movie will absolutely despise this, but history nerds who want to see Hans Albers play two different guys will have a blast. 🛩️ Basicall...


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"If you have got a rainy Sunday and a weird tolerance for early 1930s German political cinema, Hangmen, Women and Soldiers is actually kind of a trip. Anyone looking for a breezy war movie will absolutely despise this, but history nerds who want to see Hans Albers play two different guys will have a blast. 🛩️ Basically, Albers plays Captain von Rittinghausen, a pilot who gets fed up with how soft germany is after WWI and heads to Russia to fight the Bolsheviks. But here is the kicker: Albers al..."
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