''5 June'' () is a 1942 German

war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about navy, naval, air force, air, or army, land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle s ...

directed by

Fritz Kirchhoff Fritz Kirchhoff (1901–1953) was a German screenwriter, film producer and film director, director. He was a noted director during the Nazi era, directing film such as the anti-British propaganda thriller ''Attack on Baku'' (1942). His 1942 film ...

and starring Carl Raddatz,

Joachim Brennecke Joachim Brennecke (6 December 1919 – 6 September 2011) was a German stage actor, stage and film actor. During the Second World War he had prominent roles in Nazi propaganda films such as ''Attack on Baku'' and ''5 June (film), 5 June''.Kreimeier ...

and

Karl Ludwig Diehl Karl Ludwig Diehl (14 August 1896 – 8 March 1958) was a German film actor. He appeared in 66 films between 1924 and 1957. His father was Karl Diehl, the German professor of Anarchism. Filmography * ''Die Tragödie der Entehrten'' (1924) ...

. The film depicts the events of 1940 when German forces successfully invaded France. It was shot on location in France and Germany. Constant changes to the film, often at the request of the German military, led to large cost overruns. In November 1942, the film was banned by the Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda

Joseph Goebbels Paul Joseph Goebbels (; 29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German Nazism, Nazi politician and philologist who was the ''Gauleiter'' (district leader) of Berlin, chief Propaganda in Nazi Germany, propagandist for the Nazi Party, and ...

for unspecified reasons. It has been speculated that Goebbels thought the film was not entertaining enough or wished to avoid offending the

Vichy government Vichy France (; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ('), was a French rump state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II, established as a result of the French capitulation after the defeat against ...

of France.Eltin p. 177

Main cast

* Carl Raddatz as Feldwebel Richard Schulz *

as Gefreiter Eickhoff *

as Generalmajor Lüchten *

Gisela Uhlen Gisela Uhlen (16 May 1919 – 16 January 2007) was a German film actress and occasional screen writer. Biography Uhlen was born Gisela Friedlinde Schreck (German national library entry) in Leipzig, Germany as fourth child of Luise Frieda a ...

as Luise Reiniger * Paul Günther as Hamann * Ernst von Klipstein as Oberleutnant Lebsten * Gerhard Geisler as Stabsfeldwebel Eickhoff * Hans Richter as Norbert Nauke * Josef Kamper as Klawitter * Werner Völger as Retzlaff

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* 1942 films Banned films in Nazi Germany Films of Nazi Germany 1942 war films 1940s German-language films Films directed by Fritz Kirchhoff Films set in France Western Front of World War II films Nazi World War II propaganda films German black-and-white films 1940s German films Films scored by Georg Haentzschel Nazi-era films restricted in Germany {{1940s-Germany-film-stub