Preisgekrönte Bühnenverfilmung mit Leinwandlegende Heinz Rühmann in der Hauptrolle! Menschenfreund Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius hilft einer schwangeren Patientin und gerät dabei in ein moralisches Dilemma.
Three armies march on New Prentisstown, each one intent on destroying the others. Todd and Viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. As the battles commence, how can they hope to stop the fighting? How can there ever be peace when they're so hopelessly outnumbered? And if war makes monsters of men, what terrible choices await?