"He was soon to become the second most powerful man in Nazi Germany."

1969

2h 38m

7.2(220 votes)

Drama

History

Overview

In the early days of Nazi Germany, a powerful noble family must adjust to life under the new dictatorship regime.

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Cast & Crew

32 members

Acting

Dirk Bogarde

Frederick Bruckmann

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Ingrid Thulin

Sophie Von Essenbeck

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Helmut Griem

Aschenbach

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Helmut Berger

Martin Von Essenbeck

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Renaud Verley

Günther Von Essenbeck

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Umberto Orsini

Herbert Thallman

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Reinhard Kolldehoff

Konstantin von Essenbeck

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Albrecht Schoenhals

Baron Joachim Von Essenbeck

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Florinda Bolkan

Olga

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Nora Ricci

Governess

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Charlotte Rampling

Elisabeth Thallman

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Irina Wanka

Lisa Keller

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Karin Mittendorf

Thilde Thallman

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Valentina Ricci

Erika Thallman

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Wolfgang Hillinger

Janek

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Bill Vanders

Chief of Police

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Howard Nelson Rubien

Dean of the University

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Werner Hasselmann

Gestapo Officer

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Peter Dane

Steelmill Clerk

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Mark Salvage

Police Inspector

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Karl-Otto Alberty

1st Officer Wehrmacht

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John Frederick

2nd Officer Wehrmacht

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Richard Beach

3rd Officer Wehrmacht

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Klaus Höhne

1st S.A. Officer

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Ernst Kuhr

2nd S.A. Officer

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Peter Brandt

3rd S.A. Officer

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Wolfgang Ehrlich

S.A. Militiaman

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Ester Carloni

1st Maid

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Antonietta Fiorito

2nd Maid

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Jessica Dublin

Nurse

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Michele Scalera

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Al Cliver

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