Zu jeder Stunde (English-language title: Always On Duty)[1] is an East German black-and-white film, directed by Heinz Thiel.
The one script eventually authorized by State Secretary of Cinema Erich Wendt evolved into Always on Duty.
However, the improvement in church and state relations in East Germany during 1960 prompted several changes in the plot, and the antagonists were not presented as devout Catholics.
[2] Miera and Antonin Liehm cited Zu Jeder Stunde as one of DEFA's "contemporary socialist films.
"[3] The Der Monat journal's critic wrote that while viewing the film, "the public could be impressed by the alertness of the Border Troops.