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18 December 1969 (USA) morePlot:
The dramatic collapse of a wealthy, industrialist/Junker family during the reign of the Third Reich. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
Minority View: Il Posto by Ermanno Olmi(From DearCinema.com. 23 June 2009, 11:54 PM, PDT)
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Incest, Rape,Gay Orgies, Suicide, Murder, Drug Abuse......it's Great! more (46 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Dirk Bogarde | ... | Frederick Bruckmann | |
| Ingrid Thulin | ... | Sophie Von Essenbeck | |
| Helmut Griem | ... | Aschenbach | |
| Helmut Berger | ... | Martin Von Essenbeck | |
| Renaud Verley | ... | Gunther Von Essenbeck | |
| Umberto Orsini | ... | Herbert Thallman | |
| Reinhard Kolldehoff | ... | Konstantin Von Essenbeck (as René Koldehoff) | |
| Albrecht Schoenhals | ... | Joachim Von Essenbeck (as Albrecht Schönhals) | |
| Florinda Bolkan | ... | Olga | |
| Nora Ricci | ... | Governess | |
| Charlotte Rampling | ... | Elisabeth Thallman | |
| Irina Wanka | ... | Lisa | |
| Karin Mittendorf | ... | Thilde Thallman | |
| Valentina Ricci | ... | Erika Thalman | |
| Wolfgang Hillinger | ... | Janek |
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Die Verdammten (West Germany)Luchino Visconti's The Damned (USA) (poster title)
The Damned (Götterdämmerung)
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Rated R for violence, nudity and aberrant sexuality. (edited version)Parents Guide:
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156 minColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Ireland:18 | Spain:18 | Italy:VM18 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (cut version) (1979) | USA:X (original rating) | West Germany:16 | UK:X (original rating)Fun Stuff
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder's favorite film. He called it "perhaps the greatest film, the film that I think means as much to the history of film as Shakespeare to the history of theater." moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: The film is set between 1933-1934, yet most of the insignia and badges, shown worn on the German military and Nazi Party uniforms, were not invented until after 1938. moreQuotes:
Sophie Von Essenbeck: It's not a joke. Enormous interests are at stake, and Martin thinks...Konstantin Von Essenbeck: As far as I know, it's the first time Martin ever used his head to think!
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Nachts ging das Telefon moreFAQ
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Just saw this movie on DVD and was totally blown away by one of the most demented, yet outstanding films on the raise of the Nazi party in pre-WWII Germany.
Some of the highlights (or should I say low) of this film include: family murders, sexual abuse of an 11 year old girl (who hangs herself), a gay orgy of stormtroopers (many cross-dressing), drug abuse, a gang rape, and a son stripping and bedding his own mother!
The first part of the film is slightly boring and you have to play close attention to the plot and characters because there are a number to choose from. By the time the film ends, 6 members of the main cast will have been murdered or commit suicide.
The acting is outstanding, the little 11 year old kissing her molester is greatly disturbing, as is the scene of the nude mother moaning and groaning as her son "does her up". This movie is not for the faint of heart.