The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier

2006
1h 37m
7.0

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"Damning Documentary Indicts German Civilians in Slaughter of Jews during WWII"

Overview

In the wake of World War II, most Germans have been raised with the mistaken belief that the Holocaust had been planned and executed by just a tiny minority of Nazis, namely, the Gestapo and the SS. The sad truth, however, is that Hitler's philosophy of ethnic cleansing, as the Fuhrer so brazenly espoused in his frightening manifesto, "Mein Kampf," had been enthusiastically embraced not only by the entire military but also by most of the civilian population. The long-suppressed proof of their widespread collaboration and participation was unveiled in The Wehrmacht Exhibition, a damning collection of photographs and film footage that toured Deutschland between 1999 and 2004. The show shook the country to its core because it forced folks to face up to the fact that it took much more than a madman and his henchmen to wipe out six million.

Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Sentana Filmproduktion BR WDR ARTE Eikon Media
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
English German Russian

Quick Facts

Original Title Der unbekannte Soldat
Release Date September 21, 2006
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0844462

Cast

Hannes Heer
Hannes Heer

Self

Jan Philipp Reemtsma
Jan Philipp Reemtsma

Self

Charlotte Knobloch
Charlotte Knobloch

Self

Ralph Giordano
Ralph Giordano

Self

Oskar Negt
Oskar Negt

Self

Klaus von Dohnanyi
Klaus von Dohnanyi

Self

Christian Ude
Christian Ude

Self

Hans-Jochen Vogel
Hans-Jochen Vogel

Self

Klaus Wowereit
Klaus Wowereit

Self

Petra Pau
Petra Pau

Self

Key Crew

Michael Verhoeven
Director
Michael Verhoeven
Writer
Ernst Ludwig Ganzert
Producer
Michael Verhoeven
Producer