Dresden (2006 film)
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| Directed by | Roland Suso Richter |
| Written by | Stefan Kolditz |
| Starring |
Felicitas Woll John Light Benjamin Sadler |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
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| Running time | 176 minutes |
Dresden is a 2006 German television film directed by Roland Suso Richter. It is set during the bombing of Dresden in World War II.
This romance movie takes place during the historical attack against the city of Dresden in February 1945. It was produced by the ZDF, a German Public Television Programme, and was originally split in two parts of 90 minutes each. A cinema version was then released in 2010.
The film was inspired by Jörg Friedrich's book "The Fire". The €10 million production was shot on original locations in Dresden and Chemnitz.
Plot
Anna (Felicitas Woll), daughter of wealthy clinic director, works as a nurse in her father's clinic with her future husband Doctor Alexander (Benjamin Sadler). Trapped behind the enemy line, British pilot Robert Newman (John Light) is severely wounded and hides in the clinic's cellar. Anna finds him and cures his wounds, slowly falling in love with the enemy.
The entire story takes place during the historical bombing of Dresden from 13 to 15 February 1945 and we can see how every character gets through the 3-days chaos in the city.
Cast
- Felicitas Woll as Anna Mauth
- John Light as Robert Newman
- Benjamin Sadler as Alexander Wenninger
- Heiner Lauterbach as Carl Mauth
- Katharina Meinecke as Magda Mauth
- Marie Bäumer as Maria Goldberg
- Kai Wiesinger as Simon Goldberg
- Wolfgang Stumph as Pfarrer
- Jürgen Heinrich as Gauleiter Martin Mutschmann
- Susanne Bormann as Eva Mauth
- Paul Ready as William kontlikker
- John Keogh as Flight Lt. Leslie, Master Bomber
- Christian Rodska as Arthur Harris
- Anja Taschenberg as Grashena
- Pip Torrens as Saundby
External links
- Dresden at the Internet Movie Database
- Dresden at Rotten Tomatoes