Flashback is a 1969 Italian drama film directed by Raffaele Andreassi. The film received many awards; Globo d'oro, Grolla Silver premium (Saint Vincent), Award of Tourism & Entertainment and Silverstar Festival San Francisco. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Palm. At the festival the film received standing ovations.
Plot
In September 1944, Heinz Prulier (Fred Robsahm) is a German soldier stationed as a sniper overlooking his own army from a tree. When he falls asleep, his troops are gone and he is left alone to defend the incoming enemy invasion. Flashbacks recall his wartime experiences and his transition from a human being into a sadistic murderer and rapist. He encounters a prostitute and a giggling girl in this violent feature that reveals the deterioration of human values in the face of the grim realities of war.
Cast
Fred Robsahm
Pilar Castel
Dada Gallotti
Sandra Dal Sasso
Gianni Cavina
Antonietta Fiorito
Pietro Bonfiglioli
Gabriele Fornacioni
Vittorio Gobbi
Awards
Golden Globe's Foreign Press
Grolla Silver premium (St. Vincent) Award of Tourism and Entertainment Silverstar Festival San Francisco