Alone In Berlin (2016)
How did an ordinary, middle-aged couple become a symbol of defiance against Nazi brutality? This tale of courage unfolds against the tumultuous backdrop of Berlin in 1940. Otto and Anna Quangel are a working class husband and wife doing their best to ride out the war. Their son is killed fighting on the frontlines. They begin pouring their rage and grief into postcards emblazoned with anti-Nazi slogans, risking everything to disseminate their messages of protest across the city. (Based on the novel by Hans Fallada)
Primary Title
- Alone In Berlin
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 25 April 2023
Release Year
- 2016
Start Time
- 21 : 35
Finish Time
- 23 : 30
Duration
- 115:00
Channel
- Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
- How did an ordinary, middle-aged couple become a symbol of defiance against Nazi brutality? This tale of courage unfolds against the tumultuous backdrop of Berlin in 1940. Otto and Anna Quangel are a working class husband and wife doing their best to ride out the war. Their son is killed fighting on the frontlines. They begin pouring their rage and grief into postcards emblazoned with anti-Nazi slogans, risking everything to disseminate their messages of protest across the city. (Based on the novel by Hans Fallada)
Classification
- M
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Germany--History--1933-1945--Drama
- Anti-Nazi movement--Germany--Berlin
- Feature films--Great Britain
Genres
- Historical drama
- War
Contributors
- Vincent Perez (Director)
- Achim von Borries (Writer)
- Bettine von Borries (Writer)
- Emma Thompson (Actor)
- Brendan Gleeson (Actor)
- Daniel Brühl (Actor)
- Louis Hofmann (Actor)
- Mikael Persbrandt (Actor)
- Katharina Schüttler (Actor)
- Stefan Arndt (Producer)
- Uwe Schott (Producer)
- Marco Pacchioni (Producer)
- James Schamus (Producer)
- Paul Trijbits (Producer)
- Christian Grass (Producer)
- Christophe Beaucarne (Director of Photography)
- Jean-Vincent Puzos (Production Designer)
- François Gédigier (Editor)
- Alexandre Desplat (Composer)
- X-Filme Creative Pool (Production Unit)
- Master Movies (Production Unit)
- FilmWave (Production Unit)
- Pathé (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Germany--History--1933-1945--Drama
- Anti-Nazi movement--Germany--Berlin
- Feature films--Great Britain