Vent d'est

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title: "Vent d'est" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1993-films", "1990s-historical-drama-films", "1993-french-films", "french-language-swiss-films", "films-directed-by-robert-enrico", "films-about-the-eastern-front-(world-war-ii)", "swiss-historical-drama-films", "french-historical-drama-films", "films-shot-in-poland", "1990s-french-language-films", "films-set-in-1945", "films-set-in-1946", "world-war-ii-films-based-on-actual-events", "french-language-historical-drama-films", "films-set-in-liechtenstein"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vent_d'est" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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nameEast Wind
imageVent d'est poster.jpg
native_nameVent d'est
directorRobert Enrico
writerRobert Enrico
Frédéric H. Fajardie
based_on
starring{{plainlist
musicKarl Heinz Schäfer
cinematographyMichel Abramowicz
editingPatricia Nény
studio
distributor
released
runtime110 minutes
countryFrance
Switzerland
languageFrench
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Vent d'est (; ) is a Franco-Swiss historical drama film directed by Robert Enrico, on a script co-written with Frédéric H. Fajardie, released in 1993.

Plot

At the end of the Second World War, a regiment of the First Russian National Army, loyal to Nazi Germany, fled to neutral Liechtenstein to escape the Red Army.

Seeking asylum in Liechtenstein, these soldiers, along with some civilian associates, are warmly welcomed by the Liechtenstein government. Indeed, although returned by force in the country, Prince Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein is understanding and accepts the refugees with the respect due to their rank of combatants. Russian General Boris Smyslovsky tries to monetize the surrender of his troops to U.S. Army rather than to the Red Army. He is working to take them to Argentina, a country where they will not be hunted down, but that is without counting on the hatred of the Soviets for these "traitors".

The film traces the efforts of the Liechtenstein authorities not to hand over these 400 refugees, and shows the lies and manipulations of the Soviets to convince them to return voluntarily. After promising them a new life as part of the reconstruction of the USSR, the Soviets managed to persuade about 200 of these men to return. On the return journey, the train stops in Hungary and all the "returnees" are murdered with machine guns.

Cast

References

References

  1. "Vent d'est (1993)".
  2. "The Genius of Malcolm McDowell".
  3. "VENT D'EST (1993)".
  4. "East Wind".
  5. Rège, Philippe. (December 11, 2009). "Encyclopedia of French Film Directors". Scarecrow Press.

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