Dresden (2006 film)

Dresden
Directed by Roland Suso Richter
Written by Stefan Kolditz
Starring Felicitas Woll
John Light
Benjamin Sadler
Country Germany
Language German
Release date
  • 5 March 2006 (Germany)
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 it follows the characters through 3 days in the city.

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