Overview

Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar, and a mysterious traveller.

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Cast

Scott Glenn

Alberta Watson

Jürgen Prochnow

Robert Prosky

Gabriel Byrne

Ian McKellen

William Morgan Sheppard

Royston Tickner

Michael Carter

John Vine