By 1941, Adolf Hitler had taken personal command of the German military apparatus. His initial successes made this seem like a good idea at the time, but by 1944, after an unparalleled series of military defeats that Hitler refused even to acknowledge, a group of high-ranking military and political figures in Germany decided to assassinate him and take over the government. Unfortunately for them, their assassination attempt failed, and the knives were out to find all the people involved in the attempt. The most wanted person in the coup was Carl Goerdeler (Dieter Schaad), a respected figure in German public life for many decades. Twenty years earlier, a girl by the name of Helene Schwärzel (Katherina Thalbach) met Goerdeler. After the coup attempt, during the nationwide manhunt, Helene recognized him and notified the authorities. In addition to receiving a huge reward, she became the focus of a nationwide propaganda campaign, and was widely resented for her "success."
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The Denunciation Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Katharina Thalbach
She was 39, now 71 years old
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as Helene Schwaerzel |
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Doris Schade
She was 68, 88 years old when she died
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as Psychiaterin |
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Marquard Bohm
He was 51, 64 years old when he died
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as Jean Blome / Hans Blome |
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Karl-Heinz von Hassel
He was 54, 77 years old when he died
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as Direktor der Deutschen Bank |
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Burghart Klaußner
He was 43, now 75 years old
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as Werner Kraengel |
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Peter Fitz
He was 61, 81 years old when he died
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as Anwalt |
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Tana Schanzara
She was 67, 83 years old when she died
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as Mutter Schwärzel |
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Hanns Zischler
He was 45, now 77 years old
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as Erfinder |
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Richy Müller
He was 37, now 69 years old
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as Walter Bethke |
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Dieter Schaad
He was 67, now 98 years old
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as Carl Goerdeler |
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Traugott Buhre
He was 63, 80 years old when he died
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as Direktor der Dresdner Bank |
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Christoph Eichhorn
He was 35, now 67 years old
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as Photograph |
The Denunciation Crew
