George

2013 1h 54m DE

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 3

Drama

Synopsis

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The last years of Heinrich George's life are reconstructed with documentary footage and play scenes. His son Götz, named after Heinrich's favorite role of the peasant war hero from Goethe's play "Götz von Berlichingen", plays scenes from his father's life and allows his enormous creative power to shine through. Nothing is left out, nothing glossed over in this story of a man with many facets. Götz George, one of Germany's best-known actors, is at the center of this homage, which is also a reappraisal of the contradictions in his father's life. As the only follower from the acting profession, Heinrich George had to pay with his life. He was not officially rehabilitated until 1998.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Götz George
Heinrich George / Himself
Muriel Baumeister
Berta Drews
Samuel Finzi
Oberleutnant Bibler
Martin Wuttke
Joseph Goebbels
Burghart Klaußner
Helmut Maurer
Leonie Benesch
Margot Hanke
Thomas Thieme
Paul Wegener
Hanns Zischler
Max Beckmann

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joachim Lang
Writers: Kai Hafemeister, Joachim Lang
Languages: German, Russian
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Russian.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Eva Schnare shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Götz George and Muriel Baumeister and Samuel Finzi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2485900 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Joachim Lang directs. Eva Schnare cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Russian.
3Editor Eva Schnare shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Götz George and Muriel Baumeister and Samuel Finzi carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt2485900 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.