---
title: "Destination Death"
year: 1964
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/destination-death-1964"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 265274
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 92
community_rating: 8.0
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "Unrated"
---

# Destination Death (1964) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/destination-death-1964

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Destination Death is a film first released in 1964. Catalogued under Drama. Produced and broadcast by Neue Emelka, Avala Film. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "West German men on a stag party become stranded in a village of vengeful women."

### Why Watch
- Features a unique premise involving a stranded stag party
- Explores a tense setting inhabited entirely by vengeful women

### Caveats & Content Note
- The plot deals with dark historical conflicts
- Limited mainstream availability and information
- Tone & Suitability: The film contains dark themes involving war repercussions and vengeance.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: dramatic, tense, historical, grim

## Streaming Availability Matrix

Direct streaming licensing updates dynamically. Consult the live tracking interface at https://www.archytele.com/show/destination-death-1964#watch.

## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Wolfgang Staudte
- **Networks / Studios**: Neue Emelka, Avala Film

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Götz George** as *Herbert Hackländer*
- **Hans Nielsen** as *Major a.d. Friedrich Hackländer*
- **Rudolf Platte** as *Buchhändler Werner Drexel*
- **Reinhold Bernt** as *Fernfahrer Willi Wirth*
- **Gerlach Fiedler** as *Otmar Wengel*
- **Gerhard Hartig** as *Kurt Siebert*
- **Friedrich Maurer** as *Studienrat Karl Samuth*
- **Herbert Tiede** as *Inspektor Ernst Sobotka*
- **Mira Stupica** as *Miroslava*
- **Olivera Marković** as *Lia*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: When was Destination Death released?
It was released on October 22, 1964 in West Germany.

### Q: Who directed the film?
The film was directed by Wolfgang Staudte.

### Q: What is the genre of Destination Death?
It is a war drama film.

### Q: What countries produced the movie?
It is a West German-Yugoslavian co-production.

### Q: What is the premise of the movie?
A group of West German men on a stag party get stranded in a Montenegrin village inhabited only by women whose men were shot during the war.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Destination Death — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/265274)
- [Destination Death - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination_Death)
- [Destination Death (1956) | Kinobox.cz](https://www.kinobox.cz/film/349426-destination-death)

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