Die weiße Rose (1982)

Director:

Michael Verhoeven

Writers:

Mario Krebs (writer)
Michael Verhoeven (writer)

Release Date:

24 September 1982 (West Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

During the Second World War, a small group of students at Munich University begin to question the decesions and sanity of Germany's Nazi government...

Plot Keywords:

Nazi | Resistance | Jewish | White Rose Plot | Anti Nazi

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Lena Stolze	...	Sophie Scholl
Wulf Kessler	...	Hans Scholl
Oliver Siebert	...	Alex Schmorell
Ulrich Tukur	...	Willi Graf
Werner Stocker	...	Christoph Probst
Martin Benrath	...	Prof. Kurt Huber
Anja Kruse	...	Traute Lafrenz
Ulf-Jürgen Wagner	...	Fritz
Mechthild Reinders	...	Gisela Schertling
Peter Kortenbach	...	Falk Harnack
Gerhard Friedrich	...	Herr Scholl
Sabine Kretzschmar	...	Frau Scholl
Heinz Keller	...	Werner Scholl
Susanne Seuffert	...	Inge Scholl
Christina Schwartz	...	Elisabeth Scholl

Also Known As:

The White Rose (International: English title)

Runtime:

Germany:123 min | USA:108 min

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:12 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12 (f) (bw)

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company:

Central Cinema Company Film (CCC)

Trivia:

The speech given by Reinhold Olszewski (Gauleiter Giesler) is word-for-word the same as the actual speech given by the Bavarian Gauleiter in 1943.

Quotes:

Gauleiter Giesler: You women, when you graduate, leave the university to the men! Your degree, presenting to the fuherer each year a healthy son.

Movie Connections:

References Wunschkonzert (1940)

Xenophobia--The Final Solution

"The White Rose" identifies the international effects of post-WWI. Germany sought purity within their culture to counter suffrage imposed by conquering nations. 'The Hun' was hog tied to keep the world safe while WWII developed. In this atmosphere, Nazism flourished with the rise of a gifted communicator, Der Fuehrer--The Leader. In the form of ethnocentrism white roses blossomed. "The White Rose" was a world tragedy not just a nationalistic movement. However, within the hell of Nazi Germany a few youngsters and their academia professors attempted to communicate the reality of hell on earth, and they failed. I have this movie in Beta video format and await a DVD replacement. I was introduced to this film while I was stationed in West Germany in 1982 when it won numerous European awards. It's a classic international film worth owning. I write this review on November 9, 2008 in remembrance of Kristalnacht, November 8, 1938 or The Night of Broken Glass.