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I didn't just chance on this film on ebay. I saw the film on TV some years ago and I searched ebay to find it. I want to see it again and i want my wife to have the opportunity of seeing it. This is the story of a family - a dynasty of industrialists - living through the Nazi rise to power in the 1930s. It portrays historical events such as the 'night of the long knives', when the blackshirts rubbed out the brownshirt leadership - and the way it that is treated is incredible. And it has the wheeling and dealing and lying and scheming, and the double-crosses that result in one side of the family falling and the other rising and making its deal with the nazis. And who do the nazis choose to deal with - they deal with the one they recognize. And through it all there is a chill wind of impending evil. It is luxuriously shot and beautifully and intelligently timed and edited. The plot develops in such a sure-footed way that never lets go of the viewer. A knowledge of a little of European history at the time will help, but even without it, just watch the actors dance their dance while heading towards a pact with evil or the only other way out. A great film.Read full review
Astonishing drama about a wealthy, upper-class German family, owners of an armaments factory, and their bitter bickering - including murder, incest and suicide - during the period of the Nazis' rise to power. A very accurate portrayal of what it was like to march in step with Hitler - or be crushed under SS jackboots. The Night of the Long Knives, when Hitler massacred those who had helped him to power - because they had become a threat to him - is vividly done. Visconti directed a powerhouse cast that includes Dirk Bogarde, Ingrid Thulin and Helmut Berger. A towering achievement.
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