Underplayed Gems

The German Lesson (1971)

The German Lesson poster
Original title
Deutschstunde
Directed by
Peter Beauvais
Country
Germany
Runtime
3h 40m
Rated
6
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man looks back on his childhood in Nazi Germany. His father is a police officer who enforces a ban on a painter friend of the family. The story examines duty, guilt, and the cost of obedience.

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What happens

Deutschstunde ist ein zweiteiliger deutscher Fernsehfilm aus dem Jahr 1971. Er beruht auf dem Roman Deutschstunde von Siegfried Lenz. Die Literaturverfilmung wurde erstmals am 24. bzw. 28. Januar 1971 in der ARD ausgestrahlt. 2019 entstand eine Neuverfilmung. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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