The Denunciation ( 1993 )

Overview

By 1941, Adolf Hitler had taken personal command of the German military apparatus. His initial successes made this seem like a good idea at the time, but by 1944, after an unparalleled series of military defeats that Hitler refused even to acknowledge, a group of high-ranking military and political figures in Germany decided to assassinate him and take over the government. Unfortunately for them, their assassination attempt failed, and the knives were out to find all the people involved in the attempt. The most wanted person in the coup was Carl Goerdeler (Dieter Schaad), a respected figure in German public life for many decades. Twenty years earlier, a girl by the name of Helene Schwärzel (Katherina Thalbach) met Goerdeler. After the coup attempt, during the nationwide manhunt, Helene recognized him and notified the authorities. In addition to receiving a huge reward, she became the focus of a nationwide propaganda campaign, and was widely resented for her "success."

Top Cast

Marquard Bohm

Jean Blome / Hans Blome

Burghart Klaußner

Werner Kraengel

Richy Müller

Walter Bethke

Tana Schanzara

Mutter Schwärzel

Katharina Thalbach

Helene Schwaerzel

Karl-Heinz von Hassel

Direktor der Deutschen Bank

Peter Fitz

Anwalt

Christoph Eichhorn

Photograph

Doris Schade

Psychiaterin

Hanns Zischler

Erfinder

Traugott Buhre

Direktor der Dresdner Bank

Dieter Schaad

Carl Goerdeler