Canaris (Deadly Decision) (1954)
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O.E. Hasse stars in this "retro" German historical biography as Admiral Canaris, who during WW2 was the man in charge of Germany's home defenses. The film takes great pains to point out the Admiral's essential dislike of Nazism, suggesting that he was sympathetic to the aims of the… More O.E. Hasse stars in this "retro" German historical biography as Admiral Canaris, who during WW2 was the man in charge of Germany's home defenses. The film takes great pains to point out the Admiral's essential dislike of Nazism, suggesting that he was sympathetic to the aims of the German underground, even though he himself could not participate. In 1944, Canaris joins the plot to overthrow Hitler, ending up in a concentration camp when the military coup fails. The villain of the piece is Obergruppenfuehrer Heydrich (Martin Held), whose assassination in Czechoslovakia prompted the German high command to order the liquidation of the town of Lidice--thereby thoroughly souring Admiral Canaris on the Hitler regime. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alfred Weidenmann
- Written By
- Erich Ebermayer
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 6, 1955 Wide
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Cast
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O.E. Hasse
as Admiral Althoff
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Adrian Hoven
as Hauptann Althoff
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Martin Held
as Obergruppenfuehrer Heydrich
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Wolfgang Preiss
as Oberst Holl
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Charles Regnier
as Baron Trenti
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Alice Treff
as Fraeulein Winter
- Barbara Rütting
- Peter Mosbacher
- Arno Paulsen
