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Director:
Writers:
Martin Sherman (play)
Martin Sherman (screenplay)
Release Date:
26 November 1997 (USA) more
Plot:
Max is gay and as such is sent to Dachau concentration camp under the Nazi regime. He tries to deny... more | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Holiday Preview: Anywhere But a Movie Theater
(From IFC. 4 November 2009, 11:14 AM, PST)
Clive Owen: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 25 September 2009, 11:27 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Very difficult to watch... more (55 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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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MPAA:
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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Runtime:
105 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Germany:16 (f) | Japan:R-18 | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:R | Brazil:14 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 | USA:R (cut) | Portugal:M/16
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David Dukes was nominated for the 1980 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Drama for "Bent" for his role as Horst. more
Quotes:
Gestapo man:
Here you will work here.
Horst:
Yes sir.
Gestapo man:
He'll explain.
Horst:
Yes sir.
Gestapo man:
I'm watching.
Horst:
Yes sir.
Gestapo man:
I see everything.
Horst:
Yes sir.
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STREETS OF BERLIN more
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Only half way through this film did I remember having seen a small theatre production of the play in Los Angeles a dozen years ago. I only remembered when the rock-moving scenes began. I don't recall being particularly moved by the play -- it may have been a condensed 1-act version or something. I only remember thinking it was too "talky." But, the film was very powerful and moving and enraged me! I'm also older and more aware of prejudice on every level. Every gay person...or minority of any kind (race, religion, etc.) should see this film just to remind them (us) of just HOW BAD it can get and how "humans" can become such sick animals as the Nazis were in this film. I kept thinking: "Hey, how can they keep blaming Hitler, when he was not there ordering the guards to torture and ENJOY hurting people like that?" Powerful film!