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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

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Sun 5 May 2019 00:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Georg Elser Christian Friedel
Elsa Katharina Schuttler
Nebe Burghart Klaussner
Heinrich MΓΌller Johann von Bulow
Eberle Felix Eitner
Josef Schurr David Zimmerschied
Erich Rudiger Klink
ObergruppenfΓΌhrer SS Simon Licht
Maria Elser Cornelia Kondgen
Franz Xaver Lechner Michael Kranz
Lore Gerti Drassl
Ludwig Elser Martin Maria Abram
Anna Anna Unterberger
Adolf Hitler Udo Schenk
Director Oliver Hirschbiegel
Writer Fred Breinersdorfer
Writer Leonie-Claire Breinersdorfer
Producer Fred Breinersdorfer
Producer Boris Ausserer

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