A leisurely paced docu-drama account of the Holocaust told from the perspective of Kurt Gerstein, a chemist in the SS who put aside his disgust to document and testify the crimes he witnessed. A true story that offers one of the best cinematic insights into Nazi Germany but it's ...( read more)
Antje Schmidt, Friedrich von Thun, Hanns Zischler
Two systems: the Nazi machine versus the Vatican and Allied diplomacy. Two men are struggling from the inside: On one side, Kurt Gerstein, a real-life chemist and SS officer, supplies the death camps ...( read more
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Directed by: Antje Schmidt, Costa Gavras, Costa-Gavras, Friedrich von Thun, Hanns Zischler, Ion Caramitru, Marcel Iures, Mathieu Kassovitz, Michael Duchaussoy, Michel Duchaussoy, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Mühe
Release Date: January 24, 2003
DVD Release Date: August 12, 2003
Stats: 190 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (190)
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May 31, 2008
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May 7, 2008
Final five seconds were my favorite. not necessarily cuz it was it was over but the guy who was evil then denys it. thats awesome.
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May 15, 2009
A good movie about the resistance to the Holocaust by some in the military and others in the church.
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March 26, 2009
A real good movie, and very long also, think it was a little over 2 hours, but it's really good! SEE IT IF YOU HAVEN'T!
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December 27, 2008
Un oficial-químico de las SS descubre el exterminio de judíos en los campos de concentración y busca hacer algo al respecto. Es buena pero habría sido mejor que fuese hablada en alemán y no en inglés.
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August 2, 2008
Costa-Gavras proves once again that political thrillers can be vigorous, fresh and engaging.
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May 23, 2008
could have been better done I think, was kinda confusing sometimes because it's foreign actors speaking English so you can't always understand them; otherwise was a really sad movie
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Neither as moving nor as illuminating as it should be. full review
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