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Lukas Heller (writer)
Release Date:
17 February 1985 (USA) more
Plot:
The story of Helmut and Karl Hoffmann. Both come of age at the start of Hitler's power in Germany. Helmut... more | add synopsis
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Excellent, under rated, must see WWII movie. more (11 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | John Shea | ... | Karl Hoffmann |
 | Bill Nighy | ... | Helmut Hoffmann |
 | Lucy Gutteridge | ... | Mitzi Templer (nightclub singer) |
| David Warner | ... | Reinhard Heydrich |
| Warren Clarke | ... | Becker (SS assistant to Dietrich) |
| Michael Elphick | ... | Ernst Röhm (SA Chief) |
| Stratford Johns | ... | Uncle Walter (bartender) |
| Robert Urquhart | ... | Albrecht Hoffman |
| José Ferrer | ... | Prof. Ludwig Rosenberg |
 | Carroll Baker | ... | Gerda Hoffman |
 | Tony Randall | ... | Putzi (the comedian) |
| John Normington | ... | Heinrich Himmler |
| Derek Newark | ... | Theodor Eicke |
| Paul Brooke | ... | Gen. Josef Biegler, SA |
| Colin Jeavons | ... | Adolf Hitler |
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Norway:150 min | USA:135 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 (video premiere)
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David Warner reprised his role of SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich, whom he previously portrayed in "Holocaust" (1978). more
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Anachronisms: In long shots of the Sturmabteilung headquarters, the first car from the left parked in front is a Mercedes-Benz built in the early 1950s. more
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Karl Hoffmann: Just think if we were asked to observe a minute of silence for all the people we've slaughtered and all the people our friends in the SS have slaughtered. Why, we'd be spending the rest of our lives in total silence! more
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This film follows two German brothers through the history of Nazi Germany from 1931 to 1945. The film seemed pretty much to be historically accurate although there are a few points, which are arguable. What is different about this war movie is that you watch the rise to power of the Third Reich, the war, and the interaction of ordinary people from the perspective of two German brothers who take different paths in life. It's a very interesting and thought provoking movie that keeps your attention throughout. My only problem with this movie is that it touches on so many issues I wish the movie could have been longer so they could have gone into them more in depth. This movie is more about the lives and relationships of people and does not show as many fighting and battle scenes as most war movies would. If you like a lot of military action, this may not be for you although the movie does have some of this. Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil is an excellent movie, under rated and for those interested in the history of World War II, is a must see movie.