Bonhoeffer

IMDb ID: tt0371583 · Rating: 7.2 (485 votes)

Genres: Documentary · Biography · History

Dramatic documentary about the young German pacifist and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer who resisted the Nazi regime and was hanged two weeks before World War II was over.

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Dietrich BonhoefferContent RatingTV-14Runtime93 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews12Critic Reviews13Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglish
GermanKeywordsreligion
pacifism
theology
nazi resistance
liberation theologyProduction CompaniesJourney FilmsOfficial SitesOfficial Site - http://www.bonhoeffer.com/
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Directors

Martin Doblmeier

Writers

Martin Doblmeier

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Klaus Maria Brandauer | Character: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Actor: Adele Schmidt | Character: Sabine
Actor: Richard Mancini | Character: Bishop Bell
Actor: Martin Doblmeier | Character: Self - Narrator
Actor: John Conway | Character: Self - Historian
Actor: Wolfgang Huber | Character: Self
Actor: John De Gruchy | Character: Self - Theologian
Actor: Jean Lasserre | Character: Self
Actor: Otto Dudzus | Character: Self - Bonhoeffer Student
Actor: Victoria Barnett | Character: Self - Historian
Actor: Renate Bethge | Character: Self - Bonhoeffer's Niece
Actor: Christian Gremmels | Character: Self - Theologian
Actor: Desmond Tutu | Character: Self
Actor: Eberhard Bethge | Character: Self
Actor: Winfried Mächler | Character: Self
Actor: Christoph von Dohnányi | Character: Self
Actor: Clifford Green | Character: Self
Actor: Ruth Alice von Bismarck | Character: Self
Actor: Peter Hoffmann | Character: Self
Actor: Geffrey Kelly | Character: Self - Theologian
Actor: Marianne Leibholz | Character: Self - Bonhoeffer's Niece
Actor: Inge Sembritzki | Character: Self - Bonhoeffer Student

[Directors Group]
Name: Martin Doblmeier | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Martin Doblmeier | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Martin Doblmeier | Role: Producer
Name: Kristin Fellows | Role: Producer
Name: Janna Morishima | Role: Producer
Name: Adele Schmidt | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: John Keltonic | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Dennis Boni | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Dave Goulding | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Jörg Plica | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Peter V. Schultz | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Tim Finkbiner | Role: Editor
Name: Matthew B. Kelly | Role: Editor

[Production Management]
Name: Cynthia Bono | Role: Production Manager
Name: Dominick Bono | Role: Production Manager
Name: MaryAnn DiLillo | Role: Production Manager

[Art Department]
Name: Cynthia Bono | Role: Art Department
Name: Séverine Closset | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Chip Ellinghaus | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ulf Herrmann | Role: Sound Department
Name: Matthew B. Kelly | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brian McPherson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Klaus Oesterwind | Role: Sound Department
Name: Grant Slawson | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: James Ball | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Berle Cherney | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Swen Peterson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gary Waxler | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Henry Anglin | Role: Editorial Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Victoria Barnett | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joel Bunkowske | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elaine Freeman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Coby Hennecy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Carren Kaston | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Geffrey Kelly | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Polly Kosko | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Janna Morishima | Role: Additional Crew
Name: F. Burton Nelson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andreas Pangritz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Asha Radwan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Adele Schmidt | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Charles White | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Barbara Bayer von Dohnanyi | Role: Thanks
Name: Eberhard Bethge | Role: Thanks
Name: Renate Bethge | Role: Thanks
Name: Calvin O. Butts III | Role: Thanks
Name: Ralph Clingan | Role: Thanks
Name: June Costa | Role: Thanks
Name: Craig Dykstra | Role: Thanks
Name: Joy Fairman | Role: Thanks
Name: Peter Gerloff | Role: Thanks
Name: John Godsey | Role: Thanks
Name: Gregory Graves | Role: Thanks
Name: Ulrike Hett | Role: Thanks
Name: Christa Janosch | Role: Thanks
Name: Dan Juday | Role: Thanks
Name: Clement W.K. Lee | Role: Thanks
Name: John W. Matthews | Role: Thanks
Name: Ellen McCloskey | Role: Thanks
Name: Kevin McGruder | Role: Thanks
Name: Bernd Merz | Role: Thanks
Name: Kelli Miller | Role: Thanks
Name: Fran O'Donnell | Role: Thanks
Name: Helmut Reihlen | Role: Thanks
Name: Arthur Roach | Role: Thanks
Name: Don Shriver | Role: Thanks
Name: Peggy Shriver | Role: Thanks
Name: Jewell Thompson | Role: Thanks
Name: Frederick Trost | Role: Thanks
Name: Hans Christoph Von Hase | Role: Thanks
Name: Jelena Vucetic | Role: Thanks
Name: Ulrich Wolf-Barnett | Role: Thanks
Name: Wolf-Dieter Zimmermann | Role: Thanks

Trailers

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Bonhoeffer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2428174617/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2428174617/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564488537973.mp4?Expires=1788364992&Signature=YohTIA5Z8dwMzRdZy4hMOfbNlrWLmUlUkcNQHrzPyJJziWXgJb8dtibwgUOADRwLuOeij5OEwWyU~dOZnb2EFEQ0YEL0tIwagvinacLn72ZBN08lFTpyjlCIEsiwfsojkIg6O8UH5HgQwuIyZUyoBIb02rwws0mGYGbXRXvCTYl1QKbobxfidB4v8faD-fhtmPVBSKFHujO0VDklJXyw6vnAJYYPmOjmhIugPVMCPvkM4Xs28kAdWS3Y9gQkN1S0WO-RkjODTFYlojU2mcwM0wRYtu0tiIgfhxP5UAvZyT3Hib~~0knLsSuxQ3tTQ9wQxciyt1PVlKghTLABS7Q~Ag__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: April 2003 (Full Frame Film Festival)
United States: June 20, 2003 (New York City, New York)
United States: October 10, 2003 (Los Angeles, California)
Finland: January 3, 2007 (TV premiere)

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

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