The Plot to Kill Hitler
by Lawrence Schiller
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Actor: Brad Davis, Ian Richardson, Kenneth Colley, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Michael ByrneDirector: Lawrence Schiller
Brand: Warner Brothers
Writer: Steven Elkins
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-01-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Plot to Kill Hitler
Movie Review: An Accurate Version--Should Have Been on the Big Screen!
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered this DVD from Germany after seeing the Cruise version in the movie theatre. I rarely go to see films on the big screen, but having been filmed partly in Berlin, which I am very familiar with, I wanted to see what United Artists, Singer, Cruise et al. did with the available settings. I was not disappointed in that respect. However, Brad Davis and the cast on this film do an excellent job--very true to the history, this begins with an encounter between Stauffenberg and Rommel--whereas the General in the UA version is "mythical." As we all know, Rommel was killed for suspected involvement long after he oversaw the Atlantic Wall defenses, was severely injured, and went back to Germany to recuperate and celebrate his wife's birthday. Manfred Rommel appears in documentaries telling this story--and it is a sad one, as Rommel has been "recuperated" as a German hero as has Stauffenberg.
I strongly recommend this version as opposed to the 1950s German versions, which are a bit stiff. The German DVD from Amazon.de included not only the English soundtrack and English subtitles, but as is not unusualy, about 14 other languages in sound and subtitle, so is very useful for language students as well. These are much better buys for the dollar (or euro), as are often UK DVDs. If Davis' wearing of white rather than the Reserve Army rose color piping is incorrect or can be overlooked, it is a minor detail.
Thus, as with the Associate Professor, go with this version if you are interested in the history of the resistance itself. There were over 40 attempts on Adolf's life--if only others were so well documented the average international view of Germans and Germany would be more accurate.
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