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Bent (1997) -- This film draws from the award-winning play by Sherman Martin that spotlights the Nazi persecution of homosexuals.

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Martin Sherman (play)
Martin Sherman (screenplay)
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Release Date:
26 November 1997 (USA) more
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Max is gay and as such is sent to Dachau concentration camp under the Nazi regime. He tries to deny... more | add synopsis
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4 wins & 2 nominations more
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Cast

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Clive Owen ... Max

Lothaire Bluteau ... Horst

Ian McKellen ... Uncle Freddie

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ... Wolf (as Nikolaj Waldau)

Mick Jagger ... Greta / George

Brian Webber ... Rudy

Jude Law ... Stormtrooper
Gresby Nash ... Waiter
Suzanne Bertish ... Half-woman, half-man
David Meyer ... Gestapo man
Stefan Marling ... SS Captain

Richard Laing ... SS guard

Crispian Belfrage ... SS guard
Johanna Kirby ... Muttering woman

David Phelan ... Fluff in park
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Rated NC-17 for a strong scene of graphic sexuality.; Rated R for strong sexuality including explicit sexual dialogue, some brutal violence, language and drug use. (edited version)
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105 min
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The original Broadway play on which this filmed production was based "Bent" opened at the New Apollo Theater in New York on December 2, 1979 and ran for 241 performances. "Bent" by Martin Sherman, the play that the screenplay was based on, was nominated for the 1980 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Play. more
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Max: Ever go to the Silhouette?
Horst: Yes.
Max: I never saw you there.
Horst: You weren't looking.
Max: Greta's Club?
Horst: No.
Max: Good, you had taste. The White Mouse?
Horst: Sometimes.
Max: I'm surprised you never saw me there. Did you sunbathe?
Horst: I love to sunbathe.
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STREETS OF BERLIN more

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23 out of 28 people found the following review useful.
I am in awe, 11 July 2001
8/10
Author: caejal from Athens, Georgia

I sat down to watch this movie, and I was completely drawn into it. By the end, i thought that only 15 minutes had passed instead of an hour and a half. The subject matter (homosexual persecution during the Holocaust) was approached with the right amount of dignity and respect. Bent, furthermore, has the most powerful and original love scene that I have ever seen. I do feel that it needed more character development, but regardless it is an intensely psychological and powerful movie.

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