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The Passenger – Welcome to Germany (1988)

Original title: Der Passagier - Welcome to Germany

1988-05-04 · 1h 38m · DE
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An American filmmaker travels to modern day Berlin to make a film based on a real-life incident from 1942 in which 13 Jewish prisoners from a concentration camp were promised freedom if they appeared in a German propaganda film. Unfortunately, the Germans lied. The psychological process undergone by the modern filmmaker while shooting the story provides the basis of this arty and challenging film.

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Jurek BeckerWriterThomas BraschDirector, Writer

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Tony CurtisTony CurtisMr. CornfieldKatharina ThalbachKatharina ThalbachSofieMatthias HabichMatthias HabichKörnerAlexandra StewartAlexandra StewartMrs. CornfieldKarin BaalKarin BaalFrau TenzerCharles RegnierCharles RegnierSilbermannGeorge TaboriGeorge TaboriRabbinerGedeon BurkhardGedeon BurkhardJankoPeter LohmeyerPeter Lohmeyer1. SS MannIrm HermannIrm HermannKZ-KommandantinLeslie MaltonLeslie MaltonFreundinHarry BaerHarry BaerGrenzbeamter

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference804354Actor preference153386 · 243083 · 142728Country preferenceDeDecade preference1980

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What is The Passenger – Welcome to Germany about?

An American filmmaker travels to modern day Berlin to make a film based on a real-life incident from 1942 in which 13 Jewish prisoners from a concentration camp were promised freedom if they appeared in a German propaganda film. Unfortunately, the Germans lied. The psychological process undergone by the modern filmmaker while shooting the story provides the basis of this arty and challenging film.

How long is The Passenger – Welcome to Germany?

The Passenger – Welcome to Germany has a runtime of 98 minutes.