Summary
Taking Sides is a French-British-German war film first released in 2001,
directed by István Szabó.
The film stars Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgård, Moritz Bleibtreu, Birgit Minichmayr and Ulrich Tukur.
It has also been released under the title: Taking sides –.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: István Szabó
- Script: Ronald Harwood
- Photo: Lajos Koltai
- Cast: Harvey Keitel (Major Steve Arnold), Stellan Skarsgård (Dr. Wilhelm Furtwängler), Moritz Bleibtreu (Lt. David Wills), Birgit Minichmayr (Emmi Straube), Ulrich Tukur (Helmut Alfred Rode, 2nd violinist), Oleg Tabakov (Colonel Dymshitz), Hanns Zischler (Rudolf Otto Werner, oboist), Armin Rohde (Schlee, timpanist), R. Lee Ermey (General Wallace), August Zirner (Captain Ed Martin), Daniel White (Sergeant Adams), Thomas Thieme (Reichsminister), Jed Curtis (Colonel Green), Garrick Hagon (Major Richards), Robin Renucci (Captain Vernay), Markus Heinicke (Attendant), Aleksander Tesla (Projectionist), Jarreth J. Merz (US Soldier), Holger Schober (Steve’s Driver), Frank Leboeuf (French Aide), Philip Bowen (US Aide), Thomas Morris (British Sergant), Peter Döring (British Officer), Rinat Shaham (Jazz Singer), Werner Armeln (Remer), Matthias Wilke (Schmidt), Holger Jahn (Aide 1), Werner Zwosta (Aide 2), Thomas Rösicke (Barkeeper 1), Marco Riccardi (Barkeeper 2), Jourii Babalikachvili (Russian Aide), Henry Schindler (U.K. Aide), Chris Martin (U.S. Soldier), Benno Wirth (Stallholder), Ron Hermann (Boy 1), Valentin Tornow (Boy 2), Wilhelm Furtwängler (Himself), Josef Goebbels (Himself), Heinrich Himmler (Himself), Adolf Hitler (Himself)
- Country: France / UK / Germany / Austria
- Language: English / Russian / French / German
- Runtime: 108 min
- Aka: Taking sides – Le cas Furtwängler
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