
Time in the Jungle
1988-04-14 · 95 min · Not rated
Defectors from Hitler's army join the French Foreign Legion and end up in Vietnam in the late '40s.
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- Directors
- Jörg Foth, Trần Vũ
- Production companies
- DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
- Countries
- Vietnam, Germany, East Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Hans-Uwe BauerArmin Bauer
Bùi Bài BìnhHai
Khánh HuyềnVân
Carl Heinz ChoynskiGecko
Joachim LätschKaupel
André HennickeBäcker
Như QuỳnhNam
Đoàn DũngSon
Phương ThanhLiên
Thinh TrinhLu Khu
Thomas WolffCharly
Đào Mộng Long
Bùi Cường
Thu Hiền
Ngọc Thu
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