The Plot to Kill Hitler

original title:
The Plot to Kill Hitler
other titles:
(Stauffenberg - Verschwörung gegen Hitler)
country / year of production:
USA , Yugoslavia / 1989
original length:
97 min. , color
premiere:
30 January 1990
genre:
TV-film
based on:
director:
Lawrence Schiller
film script:
Steven Elkins
producer:
Alfred R. Kelman
cinematographer:
Freddie Francis
editor:
Bernard Gribble
composer:
Laurence Rosenthal
cast (role):
Brad Davis (Count Claus von Stauffenberg) , Madolyn Smith-Osborne (Countess Nina von Stauffenberg) , Ian Richardson (Gen. Beck) , Michael Byrne (Gen. Olbricht) , Helmut Lohner (Gen. Fromm ) , Brad Davis , Madolyn Smith-Osborne , Ian Richardson , Michael Byrne , Helmut Lohner
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plot synopsis:
Domcumentary drama of the plot against Hitler under the leadership of Stauffenberg, which broke down caused by the failed assassination on 20th July 1944. The film tries to lighten up the background and plans of the platters, who wanted to constitute a provisional government and make peace with tht western confederates.
keywords:
assassination , July 20th, 1944 , execution , resistance, opposition
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
remarks:
availability:
VHS NTSC