Drama ·War ·History · Germany · 1955 · 1h 15m

It Happened on July 20th

Es geschah am 20. Juli

It Happened on July 20th poster
Director
G.W. Pabst
Cast
Bernhard Wicki as Oberst Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg Karl Ludwig Diehl as Generaloberst a. D. Ludwig Beck Carl Wery as Generaloberst Friedrich Fromm Erik Frey as General Friedrich Olbricht Albert Hehn as Major Otto Ernst Remer Til Kiwe as Oberleutnant Werner von Haeften
Crew
Kurt Hasse — Director of Photography Herbert Taschner — Editor Gustav Machatý — Writer Werner P. Zibaso — Writer Hans W. Hagen — Novel Jochen Wilke — Novel
Synopsis

A dramatic reconstruction of the July 1944 attempt by German Army Officers to assassinate Hitler with a bomb and end the war before Germany was totally destroyed.

Trailer It Happened on July 20th — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
resistanceworld war ii
Key Collaborators
G.W. Pabst Director Kurt Hasse Director of Photography Herbert Taschner Editor Gustav Machatý Writer Werner P. Zibaso Writer Hans W. Hagen Novel Jochen Wilke Novel
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