Summaries

A dramatic reconstruction of the July 1944 attempt by German Army Officers to assassinate Hitler with a bomb and end the war before Germany was totally destroyed.

A dramatic reconstruction of the 20 July 1944 attempt by a conspiracy of German Army officers and civilian leaders to assassinate Adolf Hitler with a bomb at his Wolf's Lair in East Prussia and end the war before Germany is totally destroyed.—Patrick Dominick <[email protected]>

July 20, 1944: A suitcase bomb explodes in Hitler's headquarters in East Prussia, the opening act of a German plot to overthrow the Nazi regime, but the dictator survives the blast, and the attempted coup is quickly crushed, its ringleaders executed.—Kasimir

Details

Keywords
  • 1940s
  • nazi officer
  • year 1944
  • incompetence
  • dilettantism
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Drama
  • History
  • War
Release date Jun 18, 1955
Countries of origin West Germany
Language German
Filming locations Coburg, Bavaria, Germany
Production companies Arca-Filmproduktion GmbH Ariston Film GmbH

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 15m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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