John Halder, a German literature professor in the 1930s, is initially reluctant to accept the ideas of the Nazi Party. He is pulled in different emotional directions by his wife, his mother, his mistress, and a Jewish friend.
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Awards:
- 2 nominations.
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Halder
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Maurice
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Anne
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Freddie
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Bouhler
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Mother
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Helen
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Elisabeth
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Brunau
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Eichmann
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Commandant
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Mandelstam
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Doctor
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Goebbels
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Brownshirt
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Bekemeier
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Tallulah Bond | ... |
Lotte
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Ben Segal | ... |
Eric
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Kelly Wenham | ... |
Pretty Secretary
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| Declan Hannigan | ... |
Handsome Doctor (Movie Studio)
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| Anna Marie Cseh | ... |
Beautiful Woman (Movie Studio)
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Paul Brennan | ... |
Clerk
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SS Motorcycle Officer
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Party Guest
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Attila Szatmári | ... |
Policeman
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| Peter Linka | ... |
SS Officer
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| László Görög | ... |
Neighbour
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| Anthony Barclay | ... |
Singer Of The Mahler Song (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Vicente Amorim | ||
Written by
| C.P. Taylor | ... | (stage play) |
| John Wrathall | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Sarah Boote | ... | producer |
| Mark Brooke | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Karsten Brünig | ... | executive producer |
| Douglas Cummins | ... | executive producer |
| Danielle Dajani | ... | executive producer |
| Billy Dietrich | ... | producer |
| Simon Fawcett | ... | executive producer |
| Rexal Ford | ... | executive producer |
| Peter Hampden | ... | executive producer |
| Stephen Hays | ... | executive producer |
| Jason Isaacs | ... | executive producer |
| Zsófia Kende | ... | co-producer |
| Kevin Loader | ... | producer |
| Dan Lupovitz | ... | producer |
| Norman Merry | ... | executive producer: Lip Sync Post |
| Michel Morales | ... | co-producer |
| Brian O'Shea | ... | executive producer |
| Julia Jay Pierrepont III | ... | executive producer |
| B.J. Rack | ... | line producer (as BJ Rack) |
| Miriam Segal | ... | producer |
| Kornél Sipos | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Simon Lacey | ||
Cinematography by
| Andrew Dunn | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| John Wilson | ||
Editorial Department
| Chris Bentley | ... | digital lab operator: Lip Sync Post |
| Alberto Buron | ... | digital lab operator: Lip Sync Post |
| Lee Clappison | ... | digital colourist |
| James Clarke | ... | digital lab supervisor: Lip Sync Post |
| Sascha Dhillon | ... | first assistant editor |
| Scott Goulding | ... | assistant colourist |
| Katja Hollmann | ... | digital grading producer: Lip Sync Post (as Katja Lazare) |
| Aileen McIntosh | ... | digital lab operator: Lip Sync Post |
| Daniel Tomlinson | ... | digital lab operator: Lip Sync Post |
| Ádám Halász | ... | telecine rushes (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Jeanne McCarthy | ... | casting director: US |
| Laura Scott | ... | (casting: UK) |
Production Design by
| Andrew Laws | ||
Art Direction by
| Adrien Asztalos | ... | (as Adrienn Asztalos) |
| Andreas Olshausen | ... | supervising art director |
Set Decoration by
| Daniele Drobny | ||
Costume Design by
| Györgyi Szakács | ||
Makeup Department
| Ildikó Aradi | ... | key hair stylist |
| Egonné Endrényi | ... | makeup artist (as Judit Endrényi) |
| Erzsébet Forgács | ... | makeup designer |
| Györgyi Nagy | ... | makeup artist |
| Agnes Petrovics | ... | makeup artist (as Ágnes Petrovics) |
Production Management
| Éva Kovács | ... | production manager |
| Kevin Phelan | ... | head of post-production: Lip Sync Post |
| Russ Woolnough | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Eva Badacsonyi | ... | third assistant director |
| Zoltán Bonta | ... | first assistant director: Hungary |
| Tamás Heilig | ... | assistant director production assistant |
| Judit Kastner | ... | assistant director production assistant |
| Jessica Laws | ... | first assistant director (as Jessica Hurles Laws) |
| Gergö Marton | ... | additional assistant director (as Gergö Márton) |
| Rita Nagy | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| László Benedek | ... | dressing props |
| György Csarnó | ... | dressing props |
| Maren Eich | ... | stand-by property master |
| László Gara | ... | dressing props |
| Róbert Hajde | ... | set cleaner |
| Berta Halmos | ... | assistant to set decorator |
| István Hatos | ... | dressing props |
| Pál Hrepka | ... | dressing props |
| Árpád Iványi | ... | set designer |
| Csaba Kalotás | ... | stand-by prop assistant |
| Sándor Katona | ... | set decorator buyer: Hungary |
| Márton Kenczler | ... | graphic artist |
| József Kiss | ... | construction manager |
| Adrienne Kun | ... | art department coordinator |
| József Lakatos | ... | set cleaner (as Josef Lakatos) |
| Péter Mátyássy | ... | stand-by prop assistant (as Péter Mátyassy) |
| Imre Nagy | ... | set dresser |
| Péter Nagy | ... | dressing props |
| Rhian Nicholas | ... | stand-by art director |
| Ede Párniczky | ... | stand-by prop assistant |
| Allan Rabelo | ... | storyboard artist |
| Béla Schneider | ... | art department researcher |
| Tamás Simon | ... | buyer |
| László Tibériusz | ... | stand-by carpenter |
| Zoltán Tálosi | ... | art department runner |
| János Tóth | ... | set and prop utility man |
| Fonseca Israel De J. Velázquez | ... | stand-by painter |
| Matthew Meadows | ... | storyboard artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Antonia Bates | ... | sound effects editor |
| Robert Brazier | ... | foley mixer |
| Paul Cotterell | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Paul Cridlin | ... | boom operator |
| Paul Davies | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Sean Hannah | ... | dialogue editor |
| Sue Harding | ... | foley artist |
| Steve Haynes | ... | adr re-recordist |
| Katja Hollmann | ... | mixing producer: Lip Sync Post (as Katja Lazare) |
| Iván Mayoral | ... | sound mixer: Spanish dialogue |
| Ian Morgan | ... | additional dialogue editor |
| Steve C. Shaw | ... | assistant adr re-recordist / assistant sound re-recording mixer |
| Richard Stockdale | ... | dolby sound consultant |
| John Taylor | ... | sound mixer |
| Zoltán Tihanyi | ... | cableman |
| Rowena Wilkinson | ... | foley artist |
| Peter Shaw | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Ferenc Gombás | ... | pyrotechnician |
| Ferenc Hábetler | ... | pyrotechnician |
| Norbert Orosz | ... | pyrotechnician (as Norby Orosz) / special effects technician |
| Attila Sarkadi | ... | special effects |
| Gábor Styevkó | ... | special effects (as Gábor Styevko) |
| Péter Szilágyi | ... | special effects master |
| Attila Török | ... | pyrotechnician |
| Csaba Török | ... | pyrotechnician |
| Ferenc Török | ... | pyrotechnician |
| Attila Vásári | ... | pyrotechnician |
| István Béres Wanek | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Neil Culley | ... | digital compositor: Lip Sync Post |
| Stefan Drury | ... | head of visual effects: Lip Sync Post |
| Katja Hollmann | ... | visual effects producer: Lip Sync Post (as Katja Lazare) |
| Alasdair MacCuish | ... | head of digital film: Lip Sync Post |
| Peter McVey | ... | senior vt operator: Lip Sync Post |
| Samantha Tracey | ... | visual effects coordinator: Lip Sync Post |
| Rick White | ... | vt supervisor: Lip Sync Post |
| Sheila Wickens | ... | lead compositor |
Stunts
| Zoltán Gulyás Kiss | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ernó Bacsics | ... | rigging electrician |
| Attila Barczay | ... | second assistant camera: "c" camera |
| Attila Bogyai | ... | electrician |
| Istvan Bolla | ... | rigging electrician (as Ifj. Bolla István) / rigging gaffer (as István Bolla) |
| István Csehy | ... | electrician |
| Gyorgy Darvas | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Gellért Drávucz | ... | central clapper loader |
| Sándor Fábián | ... | rigging electrician |
| Gyuri Garami | ... | rigging electrician |
| István Gyura | ... | grip |
| Márk Györi | ... | additional camera operator (as Mark Györy) |
| Andras Hamori | ... | best boy grip (as Hámori András) |
| Dermot Hickey | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Larry D. Horricks | ... | still photographer |
| Árpád Horváth | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Horváth Árpád) |
| Zsolt Hájos | ... | rigging electrician |
| Zsolt Jámbor | ... | rigging electrician |
| János Kiss | ... | key grip |
| Gábor Komora | ... | first assistant camera: "c" camera |
| Adam Korneth | ... | video assist operator (as Ádám Kornéth) |
| Tibor Lénárd | ... | rigging electrician |
| 'Kis Gromek' László Molnár | ... | electrician (as László Molnár) |
| Rodrigo Monte | ... | additional camera operator |
| Gábor Nagy | ... | cableman |
| János Németh | ... | grip |
| Krisztián Paluch | ... | gaffer |
| Péter Pozsonyi | ... | rigging electrician |
| András Pozsár | ... | rigging electrician |
| Kristóf Párdányi | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| György Simon | ... | electrician |
| Péter Starnfeld | ... | rigging electrician |
| Gabor Szucs | ... | grip |
| Gábor Szántó | ... | generator operator |
| Zsolt Tichy | ... | rigging electrician |
| Dániel Tóth | ... | electrician |
| László Tóth | ... | rigging electrician |
| István Török | ... | best boy grip |
| Gerry Vasbenter | ... | camera operator / steadicam operator |
| György Vesztergombi | ... | additional focus puller (as Vesztergombi György) |
| István Ösz | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
| Éva Bajusz | ... | extras casting |
| Cara Beckinsale | ... | casting assistant |
| Péter Soós | ... | casting director: Hungary |
| Robert Sterne | ... | casting assistant |
| Veronika Varjasi | ... | crowd casting: Open Casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| János Breckl | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Éva Csiszár | ... | assistant to costume designer |
| László Domkó | ... | dresser |
| Melinda Domán | ... | dresser |
| László Donkó | ... | wardrobe |
| Attila Jánosi | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Péter Palotás | ... | dresser |
| Ágnes Pleskonits | ... | dresser (as Ági Pleskovics}) |
| Ági Pleskovics | ... | dresser |
| Dénes Pécsi-Szabó | ... | assistant to costume designer (as Dénes Pécsi Szabó) |
| Móni Simkó | ... | dresser (as Mónika Simkó) |
| Ildi Tóth | ... | dresser |
| Gyula Zámbó | ... | dresser |
| Veronika Szigeti | ... | costume assistant (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Eszter Faludi | ... | location assistant |
| Renátó Horváth | ... | assistant location manager |
| Sándor Szabó | ... | location manager |
| Álmos Varga | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Simon Lacey | ... | music arranger: Mahler song |
| Metro Voices | ... | musicians |
| Jenny O'Grady | ... | choir master: Metro Voices |
| Steve Parr | ... | music recording engineer |
| Peter Selwyn | ... | music consultant: German music |
| Warren Zielinski | ... | musician: violin |
| Rachel Bolt | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Bruce White | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Cathy Doubleday | ... | script supervisor |
| Richard Mewis | ... | script editor |
Transportation Department
| Zoltán Antal | ... | driver |
| Péter Banda | ... | driver |
| Sándor Budai | ... | driver |
| István Csendes | ... | driver: wardrobe |
| Attila Farkas | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Attila Gross | ... | driver |
| Attila Kiss | ... | transportation |
| Zoltán Kulcsár | ... | driver: production trailer |
| Töreki Lajos | ... | driver: wardrobe |
| László Oberfrank | ... | driver: art department |
| Erik Orgován | ... | driver |
| József Spáth | ... | driver: honeywagon |
| László Szalamonidesz | ... | driver: Viggo Mortensen |
| Zoltán Szalay | ... | action car coordinator (as Zoltán Szalai) |
| Ágnes Szitovicza | ... | driver |
| László Takács | ... | driver: art department |
| Miklós Tóth | ... | driver |
| Bálint Varga | ... | driver: wardrobe truck |
Additional Crew
| Reka Angyalosy | ... | assistant accountant / production accountant: Hungary |
| Judit Aranyosi | ... | cashier |
| Csaba Benedek | ... | security |
| Fraser Bloom | ... | legal services: Davenport Lyons |
| Paul Brennan | ... | assistant: Miriam Segal |
| Victoria Brooks | ... | public relations director: Good Films |
| Markus Brown | ... | caterer |
| Tamás Csutak | ... | accounting services: Abacus Consult |
| Dennis Davidson | ... | International publicity consultants (as DDA PR) |
| Stephen Earner | ... | assistant accountant |
| Andrea Folger | ... | accountant: Miromar |
| Michèle Frankland | ... | representative: Aramid (as Michele Frankland) |
| Ferenc Galambos | ... | caterer |
| Steve Garner | ... | travel agent: Mediacom 24/7 |
| Larry Garrison | ... | unit publicist |
| Tibor Gedö | ... | assistant accountant (as Tibor Gedo) |
| Julia Hall | ... | title designer |
| Enikó Halász | ... | accounting services: Hungary, Laurin Entertainment (as Enikó Halasz) |
| Zsolt Hammerl | ... | caterer |
| Boyd Harvey | ... | insurance broker: Media Insurance Brokers |
| Tara Hull | ... | assistant: Miriam Segal |
| Fritz 'Elk' Jabelmann | ... | controller: Miromar |
| Andrew Jack | ... | dialogue coach |
| Anna Jürges | ... | assistant: Karsten Brünig, Miromar |
| Ferenc Kondor | ... | motor home |
| András Kopházi | ... | security (as András Kópházi) |
| Emöke Krivánszky | ... | office assistant |
| Johannes Kunkel | ... | production assistant: Miromar |
| Gabriella Kökényesi | ... | cashier |
| Wilferam Lange | ... | accountant: Miromar |
| Gabor Lettner | ... | production assistant (as Gábor Lettner) |
| Diána Lizák | ... | caterer: Gourmet To U |
| Ágnes Lángos | ... | caterer |
| Kai May | ... | production attorney: Miromar, Unverzagt Von Have |
| Lynne Montajane | ... | production accountant |
| Lajos Nagy | ... | accounting services: Abacus Consult |
| Zoltán Nuberger | ... | security |
| Katalin Németh | ... | production accountant: Hungary |
| Zsolt Pereházi | ... | security (as Szolt Pereházy) |
| Luke Randolph | ... | completion guarantor: for International Film Guarantors |
| Dennis Reber | ... | production assistant: Miromar |
| Penelope Robinson | ... | production accountant: prep |
| Ingrid Roller | ... | team assistant: Miromar |
| Tim Saxton | ... | company accounts: Good Films, Leigh Saxton Green |
| Heide Schwarze | ... | assistant: Michel Morales, Miromar |
| Klaus Schwenk | ... | accountant: Miromar (as Dr. Klaus Schwenk) |
| Claire Smith | ... | representative: Aramid |
| Yu-Fai Suen | ... | representative: Aramid |
| Thomas Szabo | ... | trainee: Miromar |
| Richard Szabó | ... | security (as Richárd Szabó) |
| Zoltán Szabó | ... | security |
| Zsolt Tolmár | ... | stand-in: Viggo Mortensen (as Tolmár Zsolt) |
| Dimitra Tsingou | ... | representative: Aramid |
| Susie Tullett | ... | international public relations: DDA PR |
| Jon Turtle | ... | financier |
| Dianne Twiddy | ... | production accountant |
| Bence Varga | ... | set production assistant |
| Virág Varga | ... | production coordinator |
| Howard Watkins | ... | title designer |
| Peter Weidinger | ... | caterer (as Péter Weidinger) |
| Dorian Issock | ... | film development (uncredited) |
| Paula Jack | ... | dialect coach: adr (uncredited) |
| Bendegúz Körmöczi | ... | wrangler animal trainer (uncredited) |
| Béla Vaszary | ... | medical coordinator (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Alan Brodie | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Christopher Courtney | ... | the producers wish to thank (as Chris Courtney) |
| Howard Davis | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Nick Manzi | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Julia Jay Pierrepont III | ... | the producers wish to thank (as Julia Pierrpomt) |
| Stuart Rosenthal | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| C.P. Taylor | ... | in memoriam |
| Elizabeth Taylor | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Odd Lot International (2007) (Non-US) (international sales agent)
- Blue Sky Media (2008) (Czechia)
- Broadmedia Studios (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Lionsgate UK (2009) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Mirovision (2008) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Seven Sept (2010) (France) (theatrical)
- Art Mood Entertainment (2008) (Spain) (video) (Pay TV, Free TV, all VOD)
- Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Audio Visual Entertainment (2010) (Greece) (DVD)
- BBC Two (2017) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- CatchPlay (2009) (Taiwan)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2009) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Imagem Filmes (2008) (Brazil)
- Nem
- Nordisk Film (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
- Nordisk Film (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
- SP Films (2012) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Spentzos Films (2009) (Greece)
- THINKFilm (2008) (United States)
- Vii Pillars Entertainment (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
Special Effects
- LipSync Post (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Abacus Consult (accounting services: Hungary)
- Aramid Capital Partners (funding)
- Aramid Entertainment Fund (funding)
- Bellwood Media (negative checks and script clearances)
- Bonded Services (film storage)
- DDA Public Relations (international public relations)
- Davenport Lyons (production legal services)
- Fatts (post-production script services)
- Fuji (film stock)
- Hear No Evil Studios (music recorded at)
- Hungarian Filmlab / Magyar Filmlabor (post-production facilities)
- Isobel Griffiths Limited (orchestra contractor)
- Kallista Marketing & PR (festival publicity)
- Laurin Entertainment (accounting services: Hungary)
- Lee Electric (lighting)
- Leigh Saxton Green (company accounts: Good Films)
- LipSync Post (digital intermediate)
- LipSync Post (sound mixing)
- Media Insurance Brokers (MIB) (insurance broker)
- Mediacom 24-7 (travel agent)
- Milk Publicity (publicity)
- Movieset (construction)
- Open Casting (crowd casting)
- Panavision (camera equipment provided by)
- Sparks (camera equipment provided by)
- Sparks (grip and lighting equipment)
- Special Treats Production Company (epk)
- Tenon Group (auditors)
- The London Session Orchestra (orchestra)
- Unverzagt von Have (production attorney)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
John Halder is a good and decent individual with family problems: a neurotic wife, two demanding children, and a mother suffering from dementia. A literary professor, Halder explores his personal circumstances in a novel advocating compassionate euthanasia. When the book is unexpectedly enlisted by powerful political figures in support of government propaganda, Halder finds his career rising in an optimistic current of nationalism and prosperity. Seemingly inconsequential decisions lead to choices, which lead to more choices... with eventually devastating effect. Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | Anything that makes people happy can't be bad, can it? See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $15,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United Kingdom | GBP27,054, 19 Apr 2009 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Viggo Mortensen says that, during the costume fitting for the Nazi uniform, he felt that it was never quite fit right. He eventually realized this was due to his reluctance to see himself in Nazi colors. See more » |
| Goofs | When Goebbels congratulates Halder at the filming of Halder's movie, he walks normally and very jovially. Real Goebbels had a deformed right foot, turned inwards and shorter than the left, needing a metal brace on his leg. Therefore, he walked with a pronounced limp, never with the energy and agility he shown in the film. See more » |
| Soundtracks | Decorator's Song - Ging Heut Morgens über's feld See more » |
| Quotes |
Maurice:
We probably met him, you know? When we were at Ypres, October of that year, 16th Bavarian were in the line next to us. He'd have been running dispatches back and forth. Halder: You may have sent him on an errand. Maurice: "Oi, you! Lance Corporal! Yes, you, short arse. Get over here!" Halder: And he'd have saluted you., imagine that. See more » |