Der 20. Juli

original title:
Der 20. Juli
other titles:
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler
country / year of production:
Germany / 1955
original length:
97 min. , black/white
premiere:
21 June 1955
genre:
history film
based on:
director:
Falk Harnack
film script:
Falk Harnack , Werner Jörg Lüddecke , Günther Weisenborn
producer:
Artur Brauner
cinematographer:
Karl Löb
editor:
composer:
cast (role):
Wolfgang Preiss (Graf Stauffenberg ) , Annemarie Düringer (Hildegard Klee ) , Robert Freytag (Hauptmann Lindner) , Fritz Tillmann (General von Treschkow ) , Werner Hinz (Generaloberst Beck ) , Wolfgang Preiss , Annemarie Düringer , Robert Freytag , Werner Hinz , Fritz Tillmann
more:
Maximilian Schell (Spielt ein Mitglied des Kreisauer Kreises ) , Maximilian Schell
plot synopsis:
In a flashback, after the war, construction engineer Lindner and his secretary Hildegard Klee live through those days when the assasination of Hitler was prepared. A plan they were indirectly a part of.
keywords:
assassination , order and obedience , resistance, opposition , July 20th, 1944
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
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