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Death Is My Trade (1977)

ALL 11/18/1977 (de) War, Drama 145 Min
  • Release
    11/18/1977
  • Production
    Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft, WDR
  • Rotten tomato
    71%
  • Original title
    Aus einem deutschen Leben
  • Original language
    de
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

“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.

  1. Theodor Kotulla

    Director

  2. Story

  4. Producer



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Casts

  1. Götz George

    Franz Lang als Erwachsener

  2. Kai Taschner

    Franz Lang als Jugendlicher

  3. Elisabeth Schwarz

    Else

  4. Hans Korte

    Heinrich Himmler

  5. Kurt Hübner

    Oberst von Jeseritz

  6. Matthias Fuchs

    Sturmbannführer Kellner

  7. Sigurd Fitzek

    Hauptmann Günther

  8. Peter Franke

    Schrader

  9. Walter Czaschke

    Obersturmbannführer Eichmann

  10. Werner Schwuchow

    Obersturmführer

  11. Claus-Dieter Reents

    Ordonnanz Setzler

  12. Werner Eichhorn

    Arbeiter Erich

  13. Peter Moland

    Arbeiter Henckel

  14. Peter Petran

    Karl

  15. Brigitte Janner

    Magd

  16. Klaus Münster

    Landarbeiter

  17. Josef Quadflieg

    Georg

  18. Elisabeth Stepanek

    Krankenschwester

  19. Yaak Karsunke

    Unteroffizier

  20. Wilfried Elste

    Arbeiter Siebert

  21. Evelyn Matzura

    Franz Langs Mutter

  22. Hermann Günther

    Soldat Schmitz

  23. Dietrich Kerky

    Leutnant im Freikorps

  24. Claus Enskat

    SA-Mann Freddie

  25. Hans Schulze

    US-Oberstleutnant

  26. Claus Fuchs

    Geschäftsführer

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 26 , Crews : 22

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Death Is My Trade (1977) 145 Min

ALL 11/18/1977 (de)
War, Drama
  • Release 11/18/1977
  • Production
    Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft, WDR
  • Original title Aus einem deutschen Leben
  • de
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

“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.

  1. Theodor Kotulla

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Wolfgang Richter

    Editor

  4. Producer



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