Death Penalty 1976

This film is produced by Volker Schlondorff, one of the representatives of German New Wave films and the director of "The Tin Drum". It is a classic work that pays tribute to the famous French director Jean Melville. The film describes how the noble Countess Sophie fell in love with an ordinary soldier during the First World War. However, in the turbulent times, this love affair brought terrible disasters to the two of them. The film is sad and desolate. It is director Volker Schlöndorff's most recognized masterpiece besides "The Tin Drum"...