Walking With The Enemy (2013)

A young man, separated from his family in World War II, disguises himself as a Nazi S.S. Officer and uncovers more than just his family whereabouts.

Director:

Mark Schmidt

Writers:

Kenny Golde (screenplay), Richard Lasser (additional screenplay material)

Stars:

Jonas Armstrong, Ben Kingsley, Hannah Tointon

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vitalie Bichir	...	Russian Captain
Florin Arhip	...	Russian Sniper
Jonas Armstrong	...	Elek Cohen
David Leon	...	Lajos
Hannah Tointon	...	Hannah Schoen
Flora Spencer-Longhurst	...	Rachel Schoen
Mark Wells	...	Ferenc Jacobson
Michelle Miklosey	...	Marketa
Jeffrey C. Hawkins	...	Andras
George Icleanu	...	Club Owner
Vlad Radescu	...	Mr. Schoen
Naomi Capron	...	Mrs. Schoen
Avila Schmidt	...	Trolley Girl
Ann-Marie Schmidt	...	Trolley Mother
Simon Kunz	...	Jozsef Greenberg

Storyline

A powerful new film inspired by a true story. This feature follows the heroic lives of a world leader and a young man swept up in the horrors of WWII. Both men are from Hungary--a country and German ally that had been spared the atrocities orchestrated by Hitler throughout much of Europe. As the war reaches its climax, Germany begins to doubt the loyalties of the Hungarian leadership-in particular Regent Horthy (Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley). The Regent tries to navigate his country between the growing terror of Nazi Germany and the oppressive threat of communist Russia. He is ultimately faced with ceding power to another political party or accepting the execution of his son. As the crisis unfolds, thousands of his citizens are forced underground or put into ghettos. One of them is a young man named Elek Cohen (Jonas Armstrong) who is separated from his family and determined to find them. Aided by the woman he loves (Hannah Tointon), Elek disguises himself as a Nazi SS officer ...

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Plot Keywords:

year 1957 | year 1975 | year 1948 | year 1946 | year 1962 | 

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Taglines:

A hero emerges.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | Romance | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for war violence including crimes against humanity

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first day of shooting consisted of the bridge explosion and major stunt work, like jumping off the bridge into the river.

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Goofs

Adolf Eichmann is shown to be wearing a Waffen-SS officer tunic complete with combat medals including the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves which was an extremely high medal for valor. In reality, Eichmann was a security police colonel, typically wore a security uniform with bare collar tabs and green police pipping, and was never awarded a combat medal, much less the Knight's Cross.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Elek Cohen: The war. It reveals one's true character. And when my homeland became a battleground, nothing could prepare me for what was to come.

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Connections

Referenced in La noche de...: La noche de... Al lado del enemigo (2018)

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Soundtracks

Flower Duet (from Lakmé)
Composed by Léo Delibes
Arranged by The Beat Suite Symphonic Orchestra
Licensed from The Beat Suite

User Reviews

A good, watchable WW II movie

Film critics and too many ordinary movie goers have been much too hard on this film, which comes across as an exciting--if at times unbelievable-- tale of an ordinary Jew trying almost single-handedly to wage a losing war against the Nazis and their partners in genocide, the Arrow Cross (Hungarian Nazis.) It's a fast-paced film that war movie lovers will definitely enjoy. If you're looking for Gone With The Wind, you took out the wrong flic!

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Romania Hungary Canada USA

Language:

English German Hungarian Romanian

Release Date:

25 April 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Glass House

Filming Locations:

Castel Film Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$331,855, 27 April 2014

Gross USA:

$1,112,592

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,112,592

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castel Film Romania, Liberty Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1