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Zishe Breitbart is a Jewish blacksmith's son from Poland who becomes a sensation in Weimar Berlin as a mythical strongman. His employer, Hanussen, dreams of establishing an all-powerful Ministry of the Occult in Hitler's government. As Hitler's hold on power grows daily and Berlin erupts in a ferment of anti-Semitism, Zishe, plagued by nightmares, takes counsel from a local rabbi and convinces himself that he has been chosen by God to warn his people of the grave danger they are in.
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Genres: |
Drama and War |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 11 min. |
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| Release Date: |
September 20th, 2002 (LA/NY) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for some sexual content and thematic elements. |
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| Distributors: |
Fine Line Features
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| Production Co.: |
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Tatfilm GmbH, Little Bird Films, Jan Bart Productions, FilmFour
Independent Pictures
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| Studios: |
Fine Line Features
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$80,636 |
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| Filming Locations: |
Netherlands
Rhine Westphalia, Germany
Lithuania
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| Produced in: |
Germany |
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