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It Happened on July 20th
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It Happened on July 20th

1955-06-18 · 75 min · ★ 7.0

Drama · War · History

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.

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Directors
G.W. Pabst
Production companies
Ariston Film GmbH, Arca-Filmproduktion
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Bernhard WickiBernhard WickiOberst Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg
Karl Ludwig DiehlKarl Ludwig DiehlGeneraloberst a. D. Ludwig Beck
Carl WeryCarl WeryGeneraloberst Friedrich Fromm
Erik FreyErik FreyGeneral Friedrich Olbricht
Albert HehnAlbert HehnMajor Otto Ernst Remer
Til KiweTil KiweOberleutnant Werner von Haeften
Jochen HauerGeneralfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel
Siegfried LowitzSiegfried LowitzMalte Jaeger
Kurt MeiselKurt MeiselSS-Obergruppenführer
Hans BaurHans Baur3. General
Ernst Fritz FürbringerErnst Fritz Fürbringer1. General
Lina CarstensLina CarstensFrau des Küsters
Gernot DudaGernot DudaLeutnant in der Wolfsschanze
Heli FinkenzellerHeli FinkenzellerSekretärin
Ann Marie Sauerwein
Jaspar von OertzenJaspar von Oertzen
Willy Krause
Peter Lühr
Malte Petzel
Hans CossyHans Cossy

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