Hanged on a Twisted Cross: The Life, Convictions and Martyrdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1986)

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This video tells the story of the courageous German biblical scholar Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who defied the policies of Hitler's Third Reich. A pacifist and egalitarian, Bonhoeffer actively resisted Hitler's racist agenda against Jews, Gypsies, Slavs, and other so-called undesirables. Bonhoeffer was… More This video tells the story of the courageous German biblical scholar Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who defied the policies of Hitler's Third Reich. A pacifist and egalitarian, Bonhoeffer actively resisted Hitler's racist agenda against Jews, Gypsies, Slavs, and other so-called undesirables. Bonhoeffer was arrested and executed just days before Germany's surrender ended the second World War. Archival newsreels tell the story of this gentle hero. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, Rovi