"Better to suffer injustice than to commit it."

2019

2h 53m

7.2(733 votes)

History

Drama

War

Overview

Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.

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Cast & Crew

56 members

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August Diehl

Franz Jägerstätter

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Valerie Pachner

Fani Jägerstätter

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Maria Simon

Resie

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Karin Neuhäuser

Rosalia Jägerstätter

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Tobias Moretti

Fr Ferdinand Fürthauer

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Ulrich Matthes

Lorenz Schwaninger

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Matthias Schoenaerts

Captain Herder

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Michael Nyqvist

Bishop Joseph Fliessen

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Franz Rogowski

Waldland

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Karl Markovics

Mayor of St. Radegund

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Bruno Ganz

Richter

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Wolfgang Michael

Eckinger

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Johannes Krisch

Trakl - The Miller

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Martin Wuttke

Major Kiel

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Johan Leysen

Ohlendorf

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Waldemar Kobus

Stein

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Sophie Rois

Tante

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Alexander Fehling

Fredrich Feldmann

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Dimo Alexiev

Nikolai

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Max Mauff

Sterz

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Nicholas Reinke

Father Moericke

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Alexander Radszun

Scharfrichter

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Chris Theisinger

Prisoner

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Ida Muttschlechner

Rosi Jägerstätter

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Ermin Sijamija

Ermin

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Thomas Mraz

Prosecutor Lars

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Sarah Born

The Girl

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Robin Oberhollenzer

Admirer of Resie

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Max Malatesta

Max

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Johannes Nussbaum

Josef

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Joel Basman

Military Trainee

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Maria Weger

Maridl Jägerstätter

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Aennie Lade

Loisi Jägerstätter

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Mark Waschke

Spitz

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Felix Römer

Policeman

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Andro Sarishvili

Andro

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Maria Stadler

Witwe Maria

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Levan Khurtsia

Levan

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Markus Schwärzer

Linz Sergeant

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Ulrich Brandhoff

Captain Jürgen

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Michael Steinocher

Officer Kersting

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Leo Baumgartner

Toni Strohhofer

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Oliver Pezzi

Fitz

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Dieter Kosslick

Richter Walter Musshoff

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Bernd Hölscher

Judge Ranft

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Christian Sengenwald

Fr. Kreutzberg

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Moritz Katzmair

Martin

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Amber Shave

Young Rosi Jägerstätter

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Barbara Stampfl

Young Maridl Jägerstätter

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Johannes Gabl

Hessler

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Katja Lechthaler

Frau Pate

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Monika Lennartz

Frau Schuster

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Horst Saller

Enns Officer

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Jürgen Prochnow

Major Schlegel

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Leonard Kunz

Scharfrichter's Assistant

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Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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