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13 Minutes: The Plot to Assassinate Adolf Hitler

World War II drama. In November 1939, Georg Elser's attempt to assassinate Hitler fails, and he is arrested. During his confinement, he recalls the events leading up to his plot.

Drama about Georg Elser's plot to assassinate Hitler. In 1939, Elser planted a bomb behind his lecturn to kill Hitler during a speech. But Hitler unexpectedly left the building 13 minutes early. Elser was soon arrested, and the film follows the events in his Swabian village, under Nazi rule, which led him to attempt this act of resistance which could have changed world history and saved millions of lives.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Sun 5 May 201900:30

Credits

RoleContributor
Georg ElserChristian Friedel
ElsaKatharina Schuttler
NebeBurghart Klaussner
Heinrich MüllerJohann von Bulow
EberleFelix Eitner
Josef SchurrDavid Zimmerschied
ErichRudiger Klink
Obergruppenführer SSSimon Licht
Maria ElserCornelia Kondgen
Franz Xaver LechnerMichael Kranz
LoreGerti Drassl
Ludwig ElserMartin Maria Abram
AnnaAnna Unterberger
Adolf HitlerUdo Schenk
DirectorOliver Hirschbiegel
WriterFred Breinersdorfer
WriterLeonie-Claire Breinersdorfer
ProducerFred Breinersdorfer
ProducerBoris Ausserer

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