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Bent (1997)

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User Rating: 7.1/10 (1,933 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Sean Mathias
Writers:
Martin Sherman (play)
Martin Sherman (screenplay)
Release Date:
26 November 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | War more
Plot:
Max is gay and as such is sent to Dachau concentration camp under the Nazi regime. He tries to deny... more | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
A must see.....a never forget. more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Clive Owen ... Max

Lothaire Bluteau ... Horst

Ian McKellen ... Uncle Freddie

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ... Wolf (as Nikolaj Waldau)

Mick Jagger ... Greta / George

Brian Webber ... Rudy

Jude Law ... Stormtrooper
Gresby Nash ... Waiter
Suzanne Bertish ... Half-woman, half-man
David Meyer ... Gestapo man
Stefan Marling ... SS Captain
Richard Laing ... SS guard

Crispian Belfrage ... SS guard
Johanna Kirby ... Muttering woman

David Phelan ... Fluff in park
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated NC-17 for a strong scene of graphic sexuality.
Runtime:
105 min
Country:
UK | Japan
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Finland:K-18 | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Brazil:14 | Germany:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 | USA:R (cut) | Portugal:M/16
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Trivia:
Ian McKellen, who appears as Uncle Freddie in the film, starred in the role of Max in the original London West End theatre production in 1979. more
Quotes:
Max: Ever go to the Silhouette?
Horst: Yes.
Max: I never saw you there.
Horst: You weren't looking.
Max: Greta's Club?
Horst: No.
Max: Good, you had taste. The White Mouse?
Horst: Sometimes.
Max: I'm surprised you never saw me there. Did you sunbathe?
Horst: I love to sunbathe.
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Soundtrack:
STREETS OF BERLIN more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
A must see.....a never forget., 17 February 2002
9/10
Author: xanadu1961 from TN...USA

This film, based on the theatrical production, is a moving and powerful experience. It is both emotional and intense and its power moves even a cynic to tears. While hope bounds throughout the hopeless scenario, the overwhelming feeling is desperation and despair.

Though the settings are largely historically inaccurate, they convey the mood of the era precisely.

A must see for anyone in the GLBT community or anyone with an interest in the Holocaust.

Never forget.....NEVER AGAIN!

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