The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (1955)

Original title

Der 20. Juli

Directed by

Falk Harnack

Genre

drama film, war film, biographical film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

12

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A West German film from 1955 dramatizes the true story of the July 20, 1944 plot to kill Adolf Hitler. It follows Claus von Stauffenberg, a German army officer, as he leads the doomed conspiracy from within the military.

documentary-styleserioussomberhistoricalrestrainedrealisticsobering

What happens

The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (German: Der 20. Juli) is a 1955 West German feature film produced by CCC Film about the failed 20 July 1944 attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Falk Harnack directed and co-wrote the film's script with Günther Weisenborn. Wolfgang Preiss won the German Federal Film Award for his role as the rebel army officer, Claus von Stauffenberg. The film has a realism that comes very close to the style of a documentary. The Plot to Assassinate Hitler was released in the same year as G.W. Pabst's film, Es geschah am 20. Juli, (English title, Jackboot Mutiny), which deals with the same subject. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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