East Germany,
1949, 80 min
Directed by:
Wolfgang StaudteCinematography:
Bruno MondiCast:
Paul Esser, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Werner Peters, Albert Venohr, Walter Diehl, Reinhold Bernt, Valeska Stock, Hugo Kalthoff, Alfred Maack, Albert Johannes (more)Plots(1)
Wolfgang Staudte's ROTATION is the story of a German family that becomes divided over supporting Hitler and the Nazis. The father considers joining the Nazi party purely to improve his finances. But when he helps a friend print resistance leaflets, his son, a Hitler Youth member, betrays him. After the war father and son meet again. (official distributor synopsis)
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