The story of Helmut and Karl Hoffmann. Both come of age at the start of Hitler's power in Germany. Helmut joins the SS and eventually becomes a successful flag rank officer. Karl joins the ...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| John Shea | ... | Karl Hoffmann | |
| Bill Nighy | ... | Helmut Hoffmann | |
| Lucy Gutteridge | ... | Mitzi Templer (nightclub singer) | |
| David Warner | ... | Reinhard Heydrich | |
| Warren Clarke | ... | Becker (SS assistant to Dietrich) | |
| Michael Elphick | ... | Ernst Röhm (SA Chief) | |
| Stratford Johns | ... | Uncle Walter (bartender) | |
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Robert Urquhart | ... | Albrecht Hoffman |
| José Ferrer | ... | Prof. Ludwig Rosenberg | |
| Carroll Baker | ... | Gerda Hoffman | |
| Tony Randall | ... | Putzi (The Comedian) | |
| John Normington | ... | Heinrich Himmler | |
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Derek Newark | ... | Theodor Eicke |
| Paul Brooke | ... | Gen. Josef Biegler, SA | |
| Colin Jeavons | ... | Adolf Hitler | |
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The story of Helmut and Karl Hoffmann. Both come of age at the start of Hitler's power in Germany. Helmut joins the SS and eventually becomes a successful flag rank officer. Karl joins the SA and experiences the darker side of Nazism after the SA is disbanded and Karl is thrown into prison and later conscripted into the German army. Brother is pitted against brother until their relationship, and the Third Reich, stands in ruins Written by Anthony Hughes <husnock31@hotmail.com>
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reinhard heydrich assassination | adolf hitler character | brother | third reich | ss |Taglines:
Brother is pitted against brother under the shadow of the Third Reich.Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
17 February 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Hitler SS: El retrato del mal See more »Company Credits
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1.33 : 1
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Commentators and critics of the film have often remarked that it is unclear exactly what Helmutt Hoffman's job is in the SS, apart from delivering things to his superiors for signature, and in only one instance is anyone actually seen working for him. Based on the dialogue, however, Hoffmann appears to be part of the SD Special Purpose Staff which was known as "Amt z.b.V. Besonderen Verwendung" See more »Goofs
At the start of World War II in September 1939, Reinhard Heydrich is show with the rank of SS-Obergruppenfuhrer as well as the award of the Iron Cross First Class. Heydrich did not hold either this rank or award until after 1941. See more »Quotes
Karl Hoffmann: Just think if we were asked to observe a minute of silence for all the people we've slaughtered and all the people our friends in the SS have slaughtered. Why, we'd be spending the rest of our lives in total silence!See more »
Alternate Versions
The DVD version of the film omits the entire first part of the feature, substituting the 1931 - 1939 scenes with a quick summary at the start of the film, then begins with the invasion of Poland in 1939. See more »On IMDb TV, you can catch Hollywood hits and popular TV series at no cost. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free!
in a long list of films about Nazi Germany, this movie seems be an exception. first because it is story of people, seduced, proud, discovering the truth and the fall of a regime who, for a time, was the image of personal success. sure, the critics are many about it. because its ambition is to be a large fresco of a dictatorship. and an embroidery with too many motifs. because it use stereotypes who , not always, are real convincing. because , after its end, you feel something missing. but it is an interesting trip in the essence of the perceptions about a dictatorship. and this virtue remains not insignificant.