Es geschah am 20. Juli

BR Deutschland 1955 Spielfilm

It Happened on July 20th

On 20th July 1944, Colonel Baron Schenk von Stauffenberg made an attempt to kill Hitler using a bomb at his "Fuehrer headquarters" in eastern Prussia. G.W. Pabst has reconstructed events up to the colonel′s court martial and execution chronologically and in a meticulous way, demonstrating an honest effort to be precise regarding historical facts. With considerable detail, and employing an excellent cast, he relates what really happened on 20th July ...

Source: German films Service & Marketing GmbH

 

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    • 22.04.1955 - 10.06.1955: Pullach, Coburg
Duration:
2152 m, 79 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,33
Video/Audio:
s/w, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 18.06.1955, 10050, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 19.06.1955, München, Luitpold-Theater;
TV-Erstsendung: 20.07.1985, ZDF

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  • Originaltitel (DE) Es geschah am 20. Juli
  • Verleihtitel Drei Schritte zum Schicksal
  • Arbeitstitel Aufstand gegen Hitler
  • Arbeitstitel Was geschah wirklich am 20. Juli 1944?

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Original

Duration:
2152 m, 79 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,33
Video/Audio:
s/w, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 18.06.1955, 10050, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 19.06.1955, München, Luitpold-Theater;
TV-Erstsendung: 20.07.1985, ZDF