The Condemned of Altona
– A dying German magnate invites his youngest son and daughter-in-law home to discuss the future of th..
A dying German magnate invites his youngest son and daughter-in-law home to discuss the future of the family's shipbuilding empire. There, the daughter-in-law stumbles upon a secret of the family's Nazi past.
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Release Date:
30 Oct 1963
Language:
Italian, German
Director:
Vittorio De Sica
Writer:
Jean-Paul Sartre (play), Cesare Zavattini (screenplay), Abby Mann (screenplay)
Main Actors:
Sophia Loren, Maximilian Schell, Fredric March, Robert Wagner
Plot:
A maddened German war criminal lives in a secluded house owned by his rich father who lets him think the war is still on 20 years after the fact. However, no deception can last forever.
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination.
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