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Lebende Ware

Lebende Ware

1966 1h 37mDramaWar

In 1944, SS-Obersturmbannführer Becher arrives in Budapest in order to obtain material for the Waffen-SS. At the same time, he starts to gather private property by offering an insidious choice to the corporation′s Jewish majority shareholder, Dr. Chorin: Either Chorin assigns the company to Becker "on his own free will" – thereby obtaining the permission to travel abroad - or he his family will end up in an extermination camp.

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In 1944, SS-Obersturmbannführer Becher arrives in Budapest in order to obtain material for the Waffen-SS. At the same time, he starts to gather private property by offering an insidious choice to the corporation′s Jewish majority shareholder, Dr. Chorin: Either Chorin assigns the company to Becker "on his own free will" – thereby obtaining the permission to travel abroad - or he his family will end up in an extermination camp.

Behind it

Wolfgang LudererWolfgang LudererDirectorFriedrich Karl KaulWriterWalter JupéWalter JupéWriter

Cast

Horst SchulzeHorst SchulzeBecher
Hannjo HasseHannjo HasseEichmann
Marion van de KampMarion van de KampGräfin
Rolf HoppeRolf HoppeGrabau
Siegfried WeißFerenc Chorin
Wolfgang GreeseWolfgang GreeseRudolf Kastner
Peter SturmPeter SturmMahlmann
Erika PelikowskyErika PelikowskyFrau Mahlmann
Ivan MalréIvan MalréEndre
Thomas WeisgerberThomas WeisgerberHermann Krumey
Hans Ulrich Laufervon Mauthner
Kurt Steingrafvon Freudiger
Friedrich RichterFriedrich RichterStern
Hannes FischerDieter Wisliceny
Wolfram HandelJoel Brand
Albert HetterleAlbert HetterleRathey
Wolfgang LudererWolfgang LudererSS-Oberscharführer
Martin FlörchingerMartin FlörchingerGabor

Director

Wolfgang Luderer

Writers

Wolfgang Luderer, Friedrich Karl Kaul, Walter Jupé

Release date

10 Jun 1966

Runtime

1h 37m

Studio

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Language

German

Countries

East Germany,Germany

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