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• Mystery
• Thriller

• 1994
• Christopher Menaul
• 106 mins
• 15

Summary

Political thriller starring Rutger Hauer and Miranda Richardson. The year is 1964, in a world where Nazi Germany won the Second World War. But as the US president makes preparations for detente with an ageing Adolf Hitler, an American journalist and a German police officer begin to uncover the suppressed truth behind official Nazi propaganda - the Holocaust.

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Review

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

David Parkinson

Fans of Robert Harris's runaway bestseller were unanimous in denouncing this made-for-cable movie as a pale shadow of the page-turning original. But they would say that, wouldn't they? The audacious plot (which turns on the premise that Hitler is still in power 20 years after winning the war) remains as compelling as ever and its startling ingenuity atones for the occasional dip in tempo. Rutger Hauer and Miranda Richardson race against time to expose the Holocaust with admirable conviction, but it's Jean Marsh who steals the show with a disturbing cameo as a fanatical Nazi actress. It's not the book, but it's not bad, either.

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6.4/10

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rolenameXavier MarchRutger HauerCharlie MaguireMiranda RichardsonMax JaegerMichael KitchenAnna Von HagenJean MarshNebePeter VaughanGeneral GlobusJohn ShrapnelKrebsClive RussellLutherJohn WoodvineKlaraClare HigginsMan in dark coatPavel Andel

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rolenameDirectorChristopher Menaul

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Languages

English | German

Guidance

Contains violence, swearing and brief nudity.

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