Where to Watch The Russians Are Coming

Yearning to watch 'The Russians Are Coming' on your TV or mobile device at home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Heiner Carow-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The Russians Are Coming' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Russians Are Coming' right now, here are some finer points about the DEFA drama flick.

Released , 'The Russians Are Coming' stars Gert Krause-Melzer, Viktor Perevalov, Dorothea Meissner, Norbert Christian The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a user score of 52 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 8 knowledgeable users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "It’s the spring of 1945 in a small resort town on the Baltic. Günter is 16 and firmly believes that the Germans will win the war. During the hunt for a forced labourer who is on the run, Günter catches him and watches as he is shot to death. He proudly accepts the award of an Iron Cross before being shipped to the nearby front as part of the last contingent of troops. He is quickly captured by Soviet soldiers, but manages to escape and return home. When the town is occupied by the Red Army, Günter is arrested for the murder of the forced labourer. The film was banned in 1968 before it was completed, and a large portion of the negative was later destroyed."

'The Russians Are Coming' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Kanopy .