Synopsis/Details
The Itter Castle Incident is based on actual events.
5 May 1945, Hitler is dead, the Third Reich is little more than smoking rubble, and no GI wants to be the last man killed in action against the Nazis. On this day, however, soldiers of the German Wehrmacht under the command of Major Josef "Sepp" Gangl, Austrian anti-Nazi resistance fighters, and American troops of the 12th Armored Division under the command of Captain John "Jack" Lee, fought side by side to defend Castle Itter and the stronghold’s high value French prisoners-of-war against an attacking force from the 17th SS-Panzergrenadier Division. The Itter Castle Incident is believed to be the last battle fought by American troops against the Nazis in World War Two, and the only battle in the war in which American and German soldiers fought as allies.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Set Mission
Story Situation:
Self-sacrifice for an ideal
Story Conclusion:
Bitter-sweet
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Duty, Good Man, Respect, Virtue
Cast Size:
Several
Locations:
Few
Special Effects:
Blood, Blue/green screen, Bullet time, Minor cgi, Other in-camera effects, Other on-set effects, Other post processing effects, Other practical effects, Significant pyrotechnics
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Adult, Female Middle Aged, Female Young Adult, Female over 45, Male Adult, Male Middle Aged, Male Teenager, Male Young Adult, Male over 45
Stock Character Types:
Everyman, Swashbuckler
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on True Events
Subgenre:
Epic/Historical, World War 2
Action Elements:
Pyrotechnics, Weaponry
Equality & Diversity:
Diverse Cast
Time Period:
World War II (1939–1945)
Country:
Austria
Time of Year:
Spring
