Die Stunde der Offiziere (2004)

Directed by

Hans-Erich Viet

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

8.4 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A semi-documentary film that chronologically recounts the German resistance's attempt to kill Adolf Hitler and take over the government in the 1944 July 20 plot. It focuses on the planning and execution of the coup by the officers involved.

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What happens

Die Stunde der Offiziere (English: The Hour of the Officers) is a German semi-documentary movie of 2003 telling in chronological order about the German resistance attempts to kill Adolf Hitler and seize power in Germany in the 20 July plot of 1944. Produced by German TV ZDF, it parallels Stauffenberg of Jo Baier produced by German TV ARD in 2004 for the 60th anniversary of the coup. Historian Guido Knopp oversaw the production of Stunde der Offiziere. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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