The White Rose (1982)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Verhoeven

Writers:

Mario Krebs, Michael Verhoeven

Stars:

Lena Stolze, Wulf Kessler, Oliver Siebert

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 Simon Keller	...	Werner Scholl (as Heinz Keller)
Susanne Seuffert	...	Inge Scholl
Christine Schwarz	...	Elisabeth Scholl

Storyline

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 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 massive support after a Nazi Gauleiter nearly incites a student riot after a provokative speech. At this point, the matter is taken over by the German Gestapo, who pledge to hunt down and destroy the members of the White Rose.

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Plot Keywords:

resistance | nazi uniform | world war two | based on true story | public nudity | 

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama | History | Thriller | War

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

24 September 1982 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

A Rosa Branca

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

Central Cinema Company Film (CCC), Hessischer Rundfunk (HR), Sentana Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The meaning and relevance of this film's title "The White Rose", is, as according to book 'Picture this! - a guide to over 300 environmentally, socially, and politically relevant films and videos ' by Sky Hiatt, the name of "an underground, anti-fascist newspaper printed and distributed by university students in Germany during World War II."

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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.

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Connections

References Request Concert (1940)

User Reviews

Excellent movie

"Die Weisse Rose"(The White Rose)is a movie about resistance against Hitler and The Nazi-pary("NSDAP")INSIDE Nazi-Germany. It is hard for many people(especially Americans)to believe that not all Germans were Nazis and followed Hitler. The movie is about a resistance group called "The White Rose" at the university in Munich("München" in German), and it also describes how many people didn`t now about what happened at the front, with Russian prisoners-of-war and the jews. Hans and Sophie were brave people who stood up against the Nazi-tyrrany, and the actors in those roles did a very good job. 9/10