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Amen /

When a newly commissioned SS Lieutenant witnesses the chemical disinfectant he's helped perfect being used to systematically murder interred Jews, he knows he must act. The only symphatic ear he finds is a young priest with ties to the Vatican. As the two unlikely allies fight to reveal the tru...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Katharina (Firm), Renn Productions, TF1 Films Production, KC Medien (Firm), Studio Canal+, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Costa-Gavras, 1933-, Tukur, Ulrich, 1957-, Kassovitz, Mathieu, 1967-, Mühe, Ulrich, 1953-2007, Duchaussoy, Michel, 1938-2012, Caramitru, Ion, 1942-, Iureș, Marcel, 1951-, Von Thun, Friedrich, 1942-, Schmidt, Antje, MacInnes, Angus, 1947-, Hochhuth, Rolf
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Kino on Video, [2003]
Edition:Letterboxed.
Subjects:
Germany > History > 1933-1945 > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Atrocities > Drama.
Catholic Church > Drama.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Drama.
Historical films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, French.
Feature films.
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Summary:When a newly commissioned SS Lieutenant witnesses the chemical disinfectant he's helped perfect being used to systematically murder interred Jews, he knows he must act. The only symphatic ear he finds is a young priest with ties to the Vatican. As the two unlikely allies fight to reveal the truth to the Church and world, they discover that a man of conscience can commit treason and a man of God can commit heresy in order to thwart genocide.
Item Description:Based on: Der Stellvertreter (Le Vicaire) / by Rolf Hochhuth.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
A foreign film (France).
Aspect ratio 1.85:1; enhanced for 16x9 TVs.
Special features: "Making of" documentary -- Amen. and The deputy: scene comparison -- The Amen. pressbook -- Trailers.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter index card.
Format:DVD.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Patrick Blossier ; art director, Maria Miu ; editor, Yannick Kergoat ; music composer, Armand Amar ; costume designer, Edith Vespérini ; production designer, Ari Hantke.