The Inheritors (1983): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1983, The Inheritors is an action and drama film directed by Walter Bannert, running about 90 minutes.

What it’s about. A neo-Nazi organization is recruiting in the 1980s, and two youths of high-school age join for similar reasons, despite class differences. Thomas is the son of a self-made industrialist father and a scolding social-climbing mother. He attends private school and has a brother who's an accomplished musician, but neither can satisfy mom's constant demands for school and social success. She belittles them, and there's incessant bickering at their table. Charly, a dropout, is the son of an abusive, alcoholic laborer. In the youth group, each finds order, respect, camaraderie, and adults who seem to value them. Where do domestic abuse and sanctioned political violence end?

Who’s in it. The Inheritors stars Nikolas Vogel as Thomas Feigl, Wolfgang Gasser as Dr. Norbert Fürst, NEP Party Leader, Kurt Jaggberg as Lehrer and Alexander Wussow, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, The Inheritors has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Inheritors page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Inheritors tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.