Ultimatum

Oct 27, 1938

1h 23m

★ 0.0

Overview

About the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the beginning of the First World War. Focuses on the relationship between a Serbian officer and his Austrian-born wife and their involvement in espionage between the countries.

Genres

War

Drama

Production Companies

Forrester-Parant Productions

Films Ultimatum

Ultimatum Trailers

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Cast

General Simovic

Erich von Stroheim

Captain Karl Burgstaller

Abel Jacquin

Stanko Salic

Bernard Lancret

Anna Salic

Dita Parlo

Ristic

Georges Rollin

Legrain

Marcel André

Usir

Raymond Aimos

Irina

Lila Kedrova

Serbian Officer

Pierre Nay

Serbian Officer

René Alié

Serbian Officer

Nino Constantini

Colonel serbe

Lucien Pascal

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