The Passenger – Welcome to Germany (1988)

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Released:
1988-05-04

Overview:
An American filmmaker travels to modern day Berlin to make a film based on a real-life incident from 1942 in which 13 Jewish prisoners from a concentration camp were promised freedom if they appeared in a German propaganda film. Unfortunately, the Germans lied. The psychological process undergone by the modern filmmaker while shooting the story provides the basis of this arty and challenging film.

Director:
Thomas Brasch

Runtime:
1h 38min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Tony Curtis
    as
    Mr. Cornfield
  • Katharina Thalbach
    as
    Sofie
  • Matthias Habich
    as
    Körner
  • Alexandra Stewart
    as
    Mrs. Cornfield
  • Karin Baal
    as
    Frau Tenzer