The Quality of Mercy

Name: The Quality of Mercy
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1994-09-16
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 7.20
Cast: Oliver Broumis, Rainer Egger, Elfriede Irrall, Merab Ninidze

– It is the beginning of 1945 during WW2 in former Austria. 500 Russian prisoners of war who have refu..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.20 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 45 Minutes

Release Year:

1994

Original Name:

Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen

The Quality of Mercy (1994) - Also known as Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen

It is the beginning of 1945 during WW2 in former Austria. 500 Russian prisoners of war who have refused to fight on the side of the Germans against their country were moved to the concentration camp in Mauthausen awaiting execution. They decide to break out. One winter night the Russian prisoners make an escape. During the following shooting a great number of them gets killed. Some, however, succeed to hide in nearby villages. But the German Nazis convince the inhabitants of the villages to hunt the prisoners "like rabbits".

Producing Country:

Austria, Germany

Filming Locations:

Austria

Genre:

War, Drama

Release Date:

16 Sep 1994

Language:

Russian, German

Directed by:

Andreas Gruber