The 5th Day of Peace
One of the most bizarre episodes in the annals of "military justice?"
Near the end of World War II, two German deserters are put in an Allied prison camp. When Colonel von Bleicher — the rigid and militaristic commander of German POWs — learns about their desertion, he wants them court-martialed, even if the war has since ended. The uninterested Allied officers oblige him, and the two find themselves facing the firing squad on "the fifth day of peace".
- Year: 1970
- Country: Italy, Yugoslavia
- Genre: Drama, War
- Studio: Jadran Film, Clesi Cinematografica
- Keyword: nazi, world war ii, prisoner of war, mock trial, miscarriage of justice
- Director: Giuliano Montaldo
- Cast: Franco Nero, Richard Johnson, Larry Aubrey, Helmuth Schneider, Bud Spencer, Michael Goodliffe