One of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 1930s, Wilhelm Furtwangler's reputation rivaled that of Toscanini's. After the war, he was investigated as part of the Allies' de-Nazification programme. In the bombed-out Berlin of the immediate post-war period, the Allies slowly bring law and order to bear on an occupied Germany. An American major is given the Furtwangler file, and is told to find everything he can and to prosecute the man ruthlessly. Tough and hard-nosed, Major Steve Arnold sets out to investigate a world of which he knows nothing.
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Overview
One of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 1930s, Wilhelm Furtwangler's reputation rivaled that of Toscanini's. After the war, he was investigated as part of the Allies' de-Nazification programme. In the bombed-out Berlin of the immediate post-war period, the Allies slowly bring law and order to bear on an occupied Germany. An American major is given the Furtwangler file, and is told to find everything he can and to prosecute the man ruthlessly. Tough and hard-nosed, Major Steve Arnold sets out to investigate a world of which he knows nothing.
Director
István Szabó
Budget
20.0M
Status
Released
Production
Paladin Production S.A., Maecenas Film- und Fernseh GmbH, Studio Babelsberg, Little Big Bear Filmproduktion GmbH, MBP, Satel Film, Spice Factory
Cast
Harvey Keitel
Steve Arnold
Stellan Skarsgård
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Moritz Bleibtreu
David Wills
R. Lee Ermey
General Wallace
Birgit Minichmayr
Emmi Straube
Ulrich Tukur
Helmut Rode
Oleg Tabakov
Colonel Dymshitz
Hanns Zischler
Rudolf Werner
Armin Rohde
Schlee
Daniel White
Sergeant Adams
August Zirner
Ed Martin
Thomas Thieme
Reichsminister
Jed Curtis
Colonel Green
Garrick Hagon
Major Richards
Robin Renucci
Captain Vernay
Markus Heinicke
Attendant
Aleksandar Tesla
Projectionist
Jarreth J. Merz
US Soldier
Holger Schober
Steve's Driver
Frank Lebœuf
French Aide
Philip Bowen
US Aide
Thomas Morris
British Sergant
Peter Döring
British Officer
Rinat Shaham
Jazz Singer
Henry Schindler
U.K. Aide
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