Taking Sides (2002)

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Taking Sides on IMDb 7.2/10 2,914 votes

Released:
2002-03-07

Overview:
One of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 1930s, Wilhelm 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 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.

Director:
István Szabó

Runtime:
1h 48min

Genre:
Drama, War, Music

  • Cast:
  • Harvey Keitel
    as
    Steve Arnold
  • Stellan Skarsgård
    as
    Wilhelm Furtwängler
  • Moritz Bleibtreu
    as
    David Wills
  • R. Lee Ermey
    as
    General Wallace
  • Birgit Minichmayr
    as
    Emmi Straube