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The White Rose

Original title: Die weiße Rose
  • 1982
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.2K
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Lena Stolze in The White Rose (1982)
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During the Second World War, a small group of students at Munich University begin to question the decisions and sanity of Germany's Nazi government. The students form a resistance cell which... Read allDuring the Second World War, a small group of students at Munich University begin to question the decisions and sanity of Germany's Nazi government. The students form a resistance cell which they name the "White Rose" after a newsletter that is secretly distributed to the student... Read allDuring the Second World War, a small group of students at Munich University begin to question the decisions and sanity of Germany's Nazi government. The students form a resistance cell which they name the "White Rose" after a newsletter that is secretly distributed to the student body. At first small in numbers and fearful of discovery, the White Rose begins to gain m... Read all

  • Director
    • Michael Verhoeven
  • Writers
    • Michael Verhoeven
    • Mario Krebs
  • Stars
    • Lena Stolze
    • Martin Benrath
    • Wulf Kessler
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Verhoeven
    • Writers
      • Michael Verhoeven
      • Mario Krebs
    • Stars
      • Lena Stolze
      • Martin Benrath
      • Wulf Kessler
    • 11User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Lena Stolze
    Lena Stolze
    • Sophie Scholl
    Martin Benrath
    Martin Benrath
    • Prof. Kurt Huber
    Wulf Kessler
    • Hans Scholl
    Oliver Siebert
    • Alex Schmorell
    Ulrich Tukur
    Ulrich Tukur
    • Willi Graf
    Werner Stocker
    Werner Stocker
    • Christoph Probst
    Anja Kruse
    Anja Kruse
    • Traute Lafrenz
    Ulf-Jürgen Wagner
    • Fritz
    Mechthild Reinders
    • Gisela Schertling
    Peter Kortenbach
    • Falk Harnack
    Michael Schech
    Michael Schech
    • Hubert Furtwängler
    Sabine Kretzschmar
    • Frau Scholl
    Heinz Simon Keller
    • Werner Scholl
    • (as Heinz Keller)
    Christine Schwarz
    • Elisabeth Scholl
    Beate Himmelstoss
    • Herta Probst
    • (as Beate Himmelstoß)
    Gerhard Friedrich
    • Herr Scholl
    Susanne Seuffert
    • Inge Scholl
    Hans-Jürgen Schatz
    • Studentenführer Berger
    • Director
      • Michael Verhoeven
    • Writers
      • Michael Verhoeven
      • Mario Krebs
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    spoilsbury_toast_girl

    Resistance

    What I like most about this film is its sobriety, dispassion and sophistication in tackling the topic. There's no idealisation of the resistance group. It is based on precisely researched historical facts which successfully moves over clichés and false glorifications. Director Michael Verhoeven makes clear, that Sophie and Hans Scholl were neither longing for death nor wanted to set a beacon by giving themselves in custody. As incredibly brave and encouraged they were, they wanted to live most of all. The film also prompts questions of resistance fighters in a terror regime: Is there a right to resist against the majority of people? Is violence justified? Is it allowed to carry on sabotage which threatens the population? Is it allowed to wish a defeat for the own country? Is it worth anything to risk one's own life?
    10W_Dougherty

    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.
    7Xstal

    The Blooded Roses...

    A war is being waged by a mad man, who fans the flames of conflict where he can, in Germany and abroad, he slashes with his sword, but the tide begins to turn against his plan. The University of Munich takes the stage, where a group of students publish their outrage, covertly they dispense, argue against armed offense, it's a war of words and wisdom on a page. But the powers that have stolen all free speech, hail down upon the message that you preach, incarceration and then court, corrupted state gets what it sought, but there is solace in the strength of your outreach.

    The powerful and inspirational story of students banding together to stop a tyrant during WWII, great performances all round but especially from Lena Stolze playing the brave Sophie Scholl.
    Craigallenwalker

    Th e Best German Language Film I've ever Seen...including "Das Boot" and Schtonk!

    The movie is well crafted, well acted and beautifully filmed. The story is engrossing and disturbing. This is a story about the greatest German heroes of WWII, including Von Stauffenberg (who was a senior military officer, performing his duty to protect Germany). I don't know why this movie has not received more attention or been shown outside of Germany.

    The story is about a group of young students, led by a young brother and sisters, Hans and Sophie Scholl, and their professor, Kurt Huber, who opposed the terrible actions of the Nazis and the Hitler regime. The ending is known and inevitable, but tension throughout the film is so intense, that the viewer will want to stop watching, but can't. Maybe the film would get more attention if the director, Michael Verhoeven, would remake it in English, but it wouldn't be netter. On the contrary, the German language makes it an even better experience and contributes considerably to the tension.
    Devotchka

    Sad and very well done.

    Die Weiße Rose is a sad, touching film. I imagine that it was popular in Europe, but it seems that nearly nobody here has seen it--a shame, really, because it is so good. Yes, there was a resistance in Germany. The movie focuses on the story of two young people involved in said resistance, an attempted feat that makes them seem like heroes to almost everybody on the planet.

    But it isn't just the story that's good. That wouldn't be enough, really, since there are lots of movies which take exciting ideas and screw them up horribly. Die Weiße Rose is very well filmed, very subtle and exciting, and very sad.

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    • Trivia
      Jörg Hube (Oberregierungsrat) would later play Robert Scholl in Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005), another Sophie Scholl biopic.
    • Quotes

      Gauleiter Giesler: I can certianly understand why some of you girls think that you always have to study. It's because you're not pretty enough to find an admirer!

      [boos and hisses]

      Gauleiter Giesler: But let me reassure you ladies! I can gladly assign you one of my aids, and I can gauruntee you a pleasurable experiance!

      [crowd erupts in fury]

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      References Request Concert (1940)

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    • Release date
      • September 24, 1982 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Languages
      • German
      • Latin
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Die weiße Rose
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Sentana Filmproduktion
      • Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)
      • Central Cinema Company Film (CCC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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