Directed by:
István SzabóCinematography:
Lajos KoltaiCast:
Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgård, Moritz Bleibtreu, Birgit Minichmayr, Ulrich Tukur, Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov, Hanns Zischler, Armin Rohde, R. Lee Ermey (more)Plots(1)
After the Second World War the allied control committee inspects the case of Wilhelm Furtwängler, the world-famous conductor, accusing him of collaborating with the Nazis. The examination is led by the American major Steven Arnold, with Emmi Straube as his secretary, whose father participated in the plot against Hitler and was executed. Lieutenant David Wilds has been sent out by the cultural office of the allied forces to control the cleanness of the procedures. Ignorant of music, the major considers the conductor a careerist and pro-Nazi, while the conductor suffers from the humiliation he is subjected to. Arnold's colleagues understand that music is Furtwängler's life and that he loves his nation. They encourage him with the cathartic Fate-theme of the 5th Symphony, from a recording conducted by him. (InterCom)
(more)Cast
Harvey Keitel
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Björk: Volumen (1999) (video compilation)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Stellan Skarsgård
Sweden
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Moritz Bleibtreu
West Germany
Best movies:
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Time You Change (2010)
Birgit Minichmayr
Austria
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Ulrich Tukur
West Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
North Face (2008)
The White Rose (1982)
Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
War and Peace (1965)
War and Peace: Part IV (1967)
Shine, Shine, My Star (1969)
Hanns Zischler
Germany
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Europa Europa (1990)
The Meetings of Anna (1978)
Armin Rohde
West Germany
Best movies:
Run Lola Run (1998)
Life Is All You Get (1997)
Barefoot (2005)
R. Lee Ermey
USA
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
August Zirner
USA
Best movies:
Das Wunder von Wörgl (2018) (TV movie)
Voyager (1991)
Colonia (2015)
Garrick Hagon
UK
Best movies:
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A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Black Book (2006)
Thomas Thieme
Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Downfall (2004)
Robin Renucci
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1982)
Taking Sides (2001)
Masques (1987)
Jarreth J. Merz
Switzerland
Best movies:
Taking Sides (2001)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
South of Pico (2007)
István Szabó
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
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Taking Sides (2001)
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Joseph Goebbels (a.f.)
German Empire
Best movies:
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Sunshine (1999) - a.f.
Taking Sides (2001) - a.f.
Adolf Hitler (a.f.)
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Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie) - a.f.
Heinrich Himmler (a.f.)
German Empire
Best movies:
Taking Sides (2001) - a.f.
Eichmann (2007) - a.f.
Jed Curtis
Best movies:
Taking Sides (2001)
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
Partner (1968)
Thomas Morris
Austria
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
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Taking Sides (2001)