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7.2/10   1,748 votes
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Director:
István Szabó
Writers:
Ronald Harwood (play)
Ronald Harwood (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
7 March 2002 (Germany) more
Genre:
Drama | Music | War more
Plot:
A tale based on the life of Wilhelm Furtwangler, the controversial conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic... more | add synopsis
Awards:
9 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Amazing - a film that makes you think! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Harvey Keitel ... Major Steve Arnold

Stellan Skarsgård ... Dr. Wilhelm Furtwängler
Moritz Bleibtreu ... Lt. David Wills
Birgit Minichmayr ... Emmi Straube
Ulrich Tukur ... Helmut Alfred Rode, 2nd violinist
Oleg Tabakov ... Colonel Dymshitz
Hanns Zischler ... Rudolf Otto Werner, oboist

Armin Rohde ... Schlee, timpanist

R. Lee Ermey ... General Wallace
August Zirner ... Captain Ed Martin
Daniel White ... Sergeant Adams
Thomas Thieme ... Reichsminister

Jed Curtis ... Colonel Green

Garrick Hagon ... Major Richards
Robin Renucci ... Captain Vernay
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Der Fall Furtwängler (Austria)
Taking Sides - Der Fall Furtwängler (Germany)
Taking sides - Le cas Furtwängler (France)
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Runtime:
108 min | Germany:142 min (TV version)
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS
Filming Locations:
Berlin, Germany more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Boom mic visible: In one of the library scenes the boom mic and the arm holding it are clearly visible. more
Soundtrack:
2ND MOVEMENT more

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13 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
Amazing - a film that makes you think!, 24 November 2002
10/10
Author: Tony from Sydney

Be warned. This is not a frothy feel-good movie, not by any measure, unless what makes you feel good is a complex examination of the human psyche.

Fantastic acting, powerful story. Harvey Keitel stands out as the man who thinks he is punishing evil, but from many perspectives seems to be inflicting it at the same time.

If you have a brain, see it.

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