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Based on the life of Wilhelm Furtwangler, the controversial conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic whose tenure coincided with the controversial Nazi era. One of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 1930s, Furtwangler's reputation rivaled that of Toscanini's. After the war, he was investigated as part of the Allies' de-Nazification programme. In the bombed-out Berlin of the immediate post-war period, the Allies slowly bring law and order--and justice--to bear on an occupied Germany. An American major is given the Furtwangler file, and is told to find everything he can and to prosecute the man ruthlessly. Tough and hard-nosed, Major Steve Arnold sets out to investigate a world of which he knows nothing. Orchestra members vouch for Furtwangler's morality--he did what he could to protect Jewish players from his orchestra. To the Germans, deeply respectful of their musical heritage, Furtwangler is a demigod; however, to Major Arnold, he is just a lying, weak-willed Nazi.
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| Also Known As: |
Der Fall Furtwangler
Furtwangler's Fall
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Genres: |
Drama, Adaptation and Biopic |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 45 min. |
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| Release Date: |
TBA, 2003 NY/LA |
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| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
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| Distributors: |
New Yorker Films
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| Production Co.: |
Canal Plus, Little Big Bear Filmproduction, Maecenas Film & Fernseh
Medienbeteiligungs-und-Produktions
Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures GmbH, Paladin Productions, Jeremy Isaacs Productions, Twanpix, Satel Fernseh & Filmproductions, France 2 Cinéma
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| Financiers: |
FFA Filmfoerderungsanstalt
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$188,952 |
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| Filming Locations: |
Dresden, Germany
Berlin, Germany (Babelsberg Studios)
Babelsberg Studios, Berlin, Germany
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| Produced in: |
Germany |
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