Death Is My Trade (movie)

Death Is My Trade (movie)

Aus einem deutschen Leben
  • User score: 7.1
  • Production country: Germany
  • Producer: Theodor Kotulla
  • Production companies: Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft, WDR
  • Genre: War, Drama
  • Release date: 11/18/1977
  • Run time: 145 min.

Movie description

“Death is my Trade” centers on the life of Rudolph Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz II-Birkenau for the majority of its existence. The main character's name in the film is Franz Lang. This name change was deliberate to ensure that the character is not automatically viewed as being some sort of villain or demon. Franz is an average German kid growing up during World War I. The film follows Franz as he grows up and becomes a hard, efficient, organized worker who eventually joins the National Socialist party in Germany. Impressionable young Franz takes orders as one of the utmost points of honor and duty, so when he is eventually asked by Heinrich Himmler to become commandant of the largest extermination camp built during WWII he barely hesitates to consider how heavy such a burden will be.

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Götz George

Götz George

Role(s): Franz Lang als Erwachsener

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Kai Taschner

Kai Taschner

Role(s): Franz Lang als Jugendlicher

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Elisabeth Schwarz

Elisabeth Schwarz

Role(s): Else

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Hans Korte

Hans Korte

Role(s): Heinrich Himmler

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Kurt Hübner

Kurt Hübner

Role(s): Oberst von Jeseritz

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