It Happened on July 20th (1955)
Es geschah am 20. Juli (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 15min
- Drama, History
- 19 Jun 1955 (West Germany)
- Movie
A dramatic reconstruction of the July 1944 attempt by German Army Officers to assassinate Hitler with a bomb and end the war before Germany was totally destroyed.
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Cast
| Bernhard Wicki | ... |
Oberst Graf v. Stauffenberg
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| Karl Ludwig Diehl | ... |
Generaloberst a.D. Beck
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Carl Wery | ... |
Generaloberst Fromm
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Erik Frey | ... |
General Olbricht
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| Kurt Meisel | ... |
SS-Obergruppenführer
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| Albert Hehn | ... |
Major Remer
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| Til Kiwe | ... |
Oberleutnant v. Haeften
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Jochen Hauer | ... |
Generalfeldmarschall Keitel
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Walter Holten | ... |
Generaloberst Hoepner
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Hans Cossy | ... |
General Fellgiebel
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Annemarie Sauerwein | ... |
Frau Olbricht
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| Hans Baur | ... |
General
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| Harry Hardt | ... |
General Heusinger
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Oliver Hassencamp | ... |
Oberst Möllendorf
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Malte Jaeger | ... |
Berthold von Stauffenberg
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Fred Kraus |
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Carl Simon |
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| Peter Lühr | ... |
General
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Jaspar von Oertzen | ... |
Albrecht Mertz
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Wolf Ackva | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Bert Brandt | ... |
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| Gerd Briese | ... |
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| Lina Carstens | ... |
Frau des Küsters (uncredited)
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Rolf Castell | ... |
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Gernot Duda | ... |
Leutnant in der Wolfsschanze (uncredited)
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| Heli Finkenzeller | ... |
Sekretärin (uncredited)
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Waldemar Frahm | ... |
(uncredited)
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Hans Friedrichs | ... |
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| Ernst Fritz Fürbringer | ... |
Generalfeldmarschall Erwin von Witzleben (uncredited)
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Werner Hessenland | ... |
(uncredited)
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Kurt Hinz | ... |
(uncredited)
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Karl Ludwig Höchner | ... |
(uncredited)
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Willy Krause | ... |
Joseph Goebbels (uncredited)
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| Eduard Linkers | ... |
SS-Mann (uncredited)
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| Siegfried Lowitz | ... |
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Robert Meyn | ... |
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Rolf Neuber | ... |
Adolf Hitler (uncredited)
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Fred Notter | ... |
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| Ado Riegler | ... |
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August Riehl | ... |
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Karl Schaidler | ... |
SS-Mann (uncredited)
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Felix Schreiner | ... |
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Directed by
| Georg Wilhelm Pabst | ... | (as G.W. Pabst) |
Written by
| Werner P. Zibaso | ... | () (as W.P. Zibaso) and |
| Gustav Machatý | ... | () |
Produced by
| Jochen Genzow | ... | producer |
| Franz Seitz | ... | producer |
Music by
| Johannes Weissenbach | ||
Cinematography by
| Kurt Hasse | ||
Editing by
| Herbert Taschner | ||
Production Design by
| Ernst H. Albrecht | ||
| Paul Markwitz | ||
| Gottfried Will | ||
Makeup Department
| Arthur Schramm | ... | makeup artist |
| Xaver Urban | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Felix R. Fohn | ... | unit manager (as Felix Fohn) |
| Hans Terofal | ... | unit manager (as Hans Seitz) |
| Rudolf Wischert | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Peter Pabst | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Walter Zander | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Heinz Pehlke | ... | camera operator |
Additional Crew
| Ewald von Kleist | ... | military advisor (as Heinrich Ewald v. Kleist) |
| Hermann von Witzleben | ... | military advisor |
Production Companies
- Arca-Filmproduktion GmbH
- Ariston Film GmbH (München)
Distributors
- Neue Filmverleih (1955) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Valio-Filmi (1958) (Finland) (theatrical)
- UFA Video (1997) (Germany) (VHS)
- International Historic Films (IHF) (2005) (World-wide) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2014) (Spain) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2014) (Spain) (DVD)
- Rare Films and More (2018) (United States) (DVD) (English sub-titles) (Spanish sub-titles) (Improved Image)
- Belga Films (1955) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Tamasa Distribution (2019) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Filmjuwelen (2022) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Filmjuwelen (2022) (Germany) (DVD)
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Storyline
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A dramatic reconstruction of the 20 July 1944 attempt by a conspiracy of German Army officers and civilian leaders to assassinate Adolf Hitler with a bomb at his Wolf's Lair in East Prussia and end the war before Germany is totally destroyed.
Written by Patrick Dominick |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The same year the Pabst film came out, another film on the same subject, called "July 20th," by Falk Harnack also came out in Germany. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Was geschah wirklich am 20. Juli 1944? (2004). See more » |