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My Father

Original title: My Father, Rua Alguem 5555
  • 20032003
  • 1h 40m
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6.6/10
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Charlton Heston and Thomas Kretschmann in My Father (2003)
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A man who grew up an orphan finally gets to meet his father: The psychopath Dr. Josef Mengele, the Auschwitz surgeon who performed genetic experiments on concentration camp refugees during W... Read allA man who grew up an orphan finally gets to meet his father: The psychopath Dr. Josef Mengele, the Auschwitz surgeon who performed genetic experiments on concentration camp refugees during WWII.A man who grew up an orphan finally gets to meet his father: The psychopath Dr. Josef Mengele, the Auschwitz surgeon who performed genetic experiments on concentration camp refugees during WWII.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
270
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POPULARITY
58,781
9,777
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    • Director
      • Egidio Eronico
    • Writers
      • Egidio Eronico(screenplay)
      • Antonella Grassi(screenplay)
      • Fabio Carpi(scenario collaborator)
    • Stars
      • Thomas Kretschmann
      • Charlton Heston
      • F. Murray Abraham
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    • Director
      • Egidio Eronico
    • Writers
      • Egidio Eronico(screenplay)
      • Antonella Grassi(screenplay)
      • Fabio Carpi(scenario collaborator)
    • Stars
      • Thomas Kretschmann
      • Charlton Heston
      • F. Murray Abraham
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    • 6User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Thomas Kretschmann
    Thomas Kretschmann
    • Hermann M.
    Charlton Heston
    Charlton Heston
    • The Father (Josef Mengele)
    F. Murray Abraham
    F. Murray Abraham
    • Paul Minsky
    Thomas Heinze
    Thomas Heinze
    • Robert S.
    Denise Weinberg
    • Magdalena Weinert
    Odilon Wagner
    Odilon Wagner
    • Wolfgang Weinert
    Camilo Beviláqua
    Camilo Beviláqua
    • Jens Keitel
    Petra Reinhardt
    • Young Hermann's Mother
    • (as Petra Maria Reinhardt)
    Marit Nissen
    Marit Nissen
    • Young Aunt Lotte
    Ivan de Almeida
    • Policeman at the Front Desk - Manaus
    András Stohl
    • Werner M.
    Áron Sipos
    • Hörst Baumann
    • (as Aron Sipos)
    Ida Gomes
    Ida Gomes
    • Old Jewish Woman at the Cemetery
    Debbie Javor
    • Old Aunt Lotte
    Marcos Breda
    • Samuel Lifton
    Marc Achille Recchia
    • Gregor Hengelhard
    Odenir Fraga
    • Gilberto Riva
    Francis
    • Tania
    • Director
      • Egidio Eronico
    • Writers
      • Egidio Eronico(screenplay)
      • Antonella Grassi(screenplay)
      • Fabio Carpi(scenario collaborator)
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    • Trivia
      This is the final movie Charlton Heston filmed. It was shot in late 2001. Heston publicly acknowledged that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease on August 12, 2002.
    • Connections
      Features The Immigrant (1917)
    • Soundtracks
      Prendi, l'anel ti dono
      from "La sonnambula"

      Music by Vincenzo Bellini

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    7/10
    My Father, Rua Alguem 5555 (2003) ***
    The last starring film of Charlton Heston, and a respectable swan song for one of the finest American actors of the 20th Century. This is a story based on the real life Nazi villain Dr. Josef Mengele, who was the despised Auschwitz surgeon who performed atrocities on children. Heston plays the elderly criminal (who is never referred to by name in the film), who is reviled, and has spent the last thirty years moving from country to country and living as a fugitive from justice. Mengele's orphaned son Hermann (Thomas Kretschmann) has never seen his infamous father but has endured a terrible life of persecution for being the offspring of this hated murderer. When the alleged bones of the six-year's-deceased elder Mengele are dug up in 1985, Hermann grants an interview to a Jewish lawyer (F. Murray Abraham) telling all he knows about his dad. Through his memories we are taken back eight years to the one time Hermann risked a dangerous journey to a dirty shanty town hut in Brazil, to confront his notorious father, seek some mental resolution within himself, and to possibly turn him over to the police.

    This is a good little film that was made in late 2001 and - as of the date of this review - has not been released in the U.S. It is especially of note as being Charlton Heston's last movie, just before he announced publicly that he was experiencing symptoms of Alzheimers. While Heston may seem wrong for the part to some upon first thought, he actually turns in a fine last performance and is completely convincing as the complex German doctor. Thomas Kretcshmann is acceptable as his disturbed son, and F. Murray Abraham is his reliable self as the lawyer defending the survivors of Mengele's crimes. It's not an exceptional film, and I had to watch it twice in order to be sure of the back and forth time switching, but I came out satisfied. It's certainly recommended, particularly for fans of Chuck Heston. *** out of ****
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    • Release date
      • October 12, 2004 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Brazil
      • Hungary
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Hungarian
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Papà Rua Alguem 5555
    • Filming locations
      • Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
    • Production companies
      • Gam Film S.r.l.
      • Total Entertainment
      • Focus Film Filmproduction & Distribution
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      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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