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Release dates | December 12, 2008 (United States) February 26, 2009 (Germany) |
Running time | 124 minutes |
Countries | Germany United States |
Languages | English German |
Jan 10, 2016 · Two New German Movies Depict Lawyer who Captured and Tried over 22 Nazi War Criminals. ARTICLES. FEATURED. Jan 10, 2016 Ian Harvey, Guest Author. Two new German films are about to be released; they depict the man the former Nazis hated and feared the most; Fritz Bauer. Known as the country’s most persistent Nazi hunter, these films are being made to …
A dramatization of the final days of Sophie Scholl, one of the most famous members of the German World War II anti-Nazi resistance movement, The White Rose. Director: Marc Rothemund | Stars: Julia Jentsch , Fabian Hinrichs , Alexander Held , Johanna Gastdorf
Oct 01, 2015 · Fritz Bauer was a man with a cause: to bring Nazi Germany's war criminals to justice. The trouble was, in prosperous post-war Germany, his mission was not popular. Bauer's story is now in cinemas.
Plea against war and for friendship between peoples, through the story of French miners rescued by German colleagues after a firedamp explosion. Director: Georg Wilhelm Pabst | Stars: Alexander Granach , Fritz Kampers , Ernst Busch , Elisabeth Wendt
Fritz Bauer was a man with a cause: to bring Nazi Germany's war criminals to justice. The trouble was, in prosperous post-war Germany, his mission was not popular. Bauer's story is now in cinemas.
The film is gripping - in part because, today in reunified Germany, Bauer has largely been forgotten. Even many lawyers didn't know of him until the so-called Auschwitz Trials began in 1963. The film "Labyrinth of Lies" (2014) recounted these spectacular court cases, which lasted for five years.
Deemed one of the greatest courtroom dramas of all time and based on the novel with the same title, Anatomy of a Murder follows Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler (played by James Stewart), who has his work cut out for him after agreeing to defend Lt. Manion (played by Ben Gazzarra), who murdered a local bar owner after learning he’s been accused of rape.
Philadelphia (1993) Directed by Jonathan Demme, Philadelphia tells the story of lawyer Andrew Beckett, who struggles to hide his homosexuality, as well as his HIV status, for fear that they will have a negative impact on his career at a prestigious Philadelphia law firm.
Trivia: Julia Roberts’ salary for her role as Erin Brockovich made her the first actress in Hollywood to earn more than $20 million. 9.
Set in 1839, Amistad tells the story of a slave ship sailing from Cuba to the United States. In the film, directed by Steven Spielberg, Cinque (played by Djimon Hounsou) leads the slaves in an uprising, which results in them being held as prisoners in Connecticut.
Trivia: Witness for the Prosecution was the last film that Power completed before he died of a heart attack in November of 1958. 6. Legally Blonde (2001) Based on the novel by Amanda Brown, Legally Blonde is a courtroom comedy that stars Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods, a sorority girl from California.
2. 12 Angry Men (1957) This classic courtroom drama was directed by Sidney Lumet and details the deliberations of 12 men, all of whom are part of the jury deciding the fate of a poor young man who’s been accused of murder. If found guilty, he will face the death penalty.
More is known for standing up to King Henry VIII (played by Robert Shaw) and refusing to pressure the Pope into allowing the king to have his marriage annulled so he could remarry. More, who was a devout Catholic, stood by his convictions to not allow the king to divorce, despite intense pressure to do otherwise.
Three friends share an exciting vacation in Malaysia, full of fun, drinks, women and hash. When the vacation is over, each have dreams of continuing their lives, and they all go their separate ways. One of them (Phoenix) remains on the tropical paradise to fulfill a dream of working with apes for research.
The first of two back to back films that Vince Vaughn and Anne Heche starred in together. After this, they recreated iconic roles in the remake of Psycho. Coincidentally, Vera Farmiga who made her film debut in this, also appeared in a retelling of Psycho with the TV series Bates Motel as Norman Bates' mother.
By what name was Return to Paradise (1998) officially released in India in English?
The story starts in a countryside mansion when the elderly lord of the mansion and others begin to get ready for a hunt. While chasing the fox, his horse refuses to jump of a fence and hurl him flying over the fence. The old man is then transferred to his bed when he is spending the last few hours of his life.
Even if you don’t know the exact year it came out, you should at least know a range, for example between: 1970 – 1980.