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Director: Falk Harnack
Cast: Edith Schultze-Westrum, Anneli Granget, Hartmut Reck, Martin Hirthe
In wartime Berlin, a factory foreman, Otto Quangel and his wife, Anna learn that their only son, Paul, has been killed in action in France. In their grief, the couple decide to take action against the Nazi regime. They create their own form of resistance, writing postcards urging people to resist Hitler and the Nazis and quietly distributing the postcards around Berlin. Various people enter the picture, showing the fear and distrust of the times. People, such as the actor Harteisen, find the cards and race to turn them in, lest they be found with them and come under suspicion. The police and the Gestapo are baffled for over a year, but finally find the source of the cards. The Volksgerichtshof sentences the Quangels to death.
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Fans of gritty, character-driven dramas set against the backdrop of WWII will appreciate the powerful performances and thoughtful exploration of resistance and moral courage in Falk Harnack's 1962 film 'Everyone Dies Alone', which follows a factory foreman and his wife as they quietly defy the Nazi regime through a daring act of protest.
Everyone Dies Alone / Alone in Berlin is a 1976 West German drama film adapted from the Hans Fallada novel Every Man Dies Alone. The book was based on the story of two ordinary Germans, Otto and Elise Hampel, who committed acts of civil disobedience against the Third Reich, were caught and sentenced to death.
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