An Enemy to Die For (2012)

Director
Peter Dalle

Main cast
Tom Burke; Jeanette Hain; Allan Corduner; Axel Prahl; Sven Nordin

Genres
History, Thriller

Description
Despite the threat of war in the fall of 1939, the Germans decide to launch a sea expedition in search of evidence for Pangaea. Although the multi national geologists embark enthusiastically on their research mission, the growing political tension between their countries soon affects their work. With Britain and France declaring war on Germany, the civilian scientists now find themselves mere pawns in a global power struggle.


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