Underplayed Gems

Fabrik der Offiziere (1960)

Fabrik der Offiziere poster
Directed by
Frank Wisbar
Genre
drama film, war film, crime film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An idealistic lieutenant tries to prove a Nazi cadet is guilty of murder. The system and other officers block his efforts.

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What happens

Fabrik der Offiziere ist ein deutscher Spielfilm von Frank Wisbar aus dem Jahr 1960, der auf dem im selben Jahr erschienenen gleichnamigen Roman von Hans Hellmut Kirst beruht. Die Geschichte handelt von einem idealistischen Oberleutnant (Helmut Griem in seinem Spielfilmdebüt), der daran scheitert, einen wegen Mordes angeklagten Nazi-Fähnrich zu überführen. Regisseur Frank Wisbar hatte bereits zuvor mit Haie und kleine Fische (deutscher U-Boot-Krieg), Hunde, wollt ihr ewig leben (Schlacht von Stalingrad) und Nacht fiel über Gotenhafen (Untergang der Wilhelm Gustloff) Filme über Geschehnisse des Zweiten Weltkriegs gedreht. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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