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*The Plot to Kill Hitler*
The Plot to Kill Hitler
	Title card
Written by	Steven Elkins
Directed by	Lawrence Schiller
Starring	Brad Davis; Ian Richardson; Michael Byrne; Rupert Graves; Helmut Griem
Music by	Laurence Rosenthal
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Alfred R. Kelman; Bernard Sofronski
Cinematography	Freddie Francis
Editor	Bernard Gribble
Running time	93 minutes
Original release
Release	January 30, 1990

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The Plot to Kill Hitler is a 1990 television film based on the July 20 plot by German High Command to kill Adolf Hitler in 1944. Brad Davis stars as Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, who plants a bomb in the conference room of the Führer's headquarters in East Prussia.^[1]

Plot summary

Led by Army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, several German High Command officers plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler and take control of the German government, with the ultimate intention of surrendering their country to the Allies. Stauffenberg manages to plant a bomb, hidden in his briefcase, in Hitler's battlefield headquarters. By sheer luck, Heinz Brandt unwittingly moves the briefcase slightly, and Hitler survives the subsequent blast. In the final hours of July 20, 1944, Stauffenberg, Lieutenant Werner von Haeften, General Friedrich Olbricht, Ludwig Beck, and Colonel Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim are arrested and tried. Beck commits suicide, and the rest are taken to be executed. Stauffenberg declares "Long live the sacred Germany!" before being killed, and the others are also killed beside him within seconds. The film ends when Hitler announces his survival with Nina and her son Berthold hearing of the news.

Cast

Brad Davis as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
Madolyn Smith as Nina von Stauffenberg
Ian Richardson as General Ludwig Beck
Kenneth Colley as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
Michael Byrne as General Friedrich Olbricht
Helmut Lohner as General Friedrich Fromm
Jonathan Hyde as Dr. Joseph Goebbels
Rupert Graves as Axel von dem Bussche
Helmut Griem as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Mike Gwilym as Adolf Hitler
Vernon Dobtcheff as General Erich Fellgiebel
Christoph Eichhorn as General Helmuth Stieff
Michael Fitzegerald as Major Ernst John von Freyend
Jack Hedley as General Adolf Heusinger
Heather Chasen as The Baroness
Burkhard Heyl as Colonel Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
Timothy Watson as Major Ernst Remer

Production

The movie was filmed in the United States and Zagreb, Yugoslavia.^[2]

Reception

The Courier-News said the movie "had authentic-looking period costumes and American and British actors painfully attempting to deliver German accents". They also complained that the "movie is bogged down with lengthy strategy meetings and the lack of chemistry between Davis and Madolyn Smith adds sluggish moments".^[2]

References

^ Burlingame, Jon (January 30, 1990). "The Plot To Kill Hitler on CBS". Hartford Courant. United Feature Syndicate. p. A10.
^ ^a ^b Zuckerman, Faye (January 30, 1990). "Few Solid Moments in The Plot To Kill Hitler". The Courier-News. p. C3.

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[1] Burlingame, Jon (January 30, 1990). "The Plot To Kill Hitler on CBS". Hartford Courant. United Feature Syndicate. p. A10.

[zuck-2] Zuckerman, Faye (January 30, 1990). "Few Solid Moments in The Plot To Kill Hitler". The Courier-News. p. C3.

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-'''''The Plot to Kill Hitler ''''' is a 1990 [[television film]] based on the [[20 July plot|July 20 plot]] by [[Oberkommando der Wehrmacht|German High Command]] to kill [[Adolf Hitler]] in 1944. [[Brad Davis (actor)|Brad Davis]] stars as Colonel [[Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg]], who plants a bomb in the conference room of the [[Führer]]'s headquarters in East Prussia.
+'''''The Plot to Kill Hitler ''''' is a 1990 [[television film]] based on the [[20 July plot|July 20 plot]] by [[Oberkommando der Wehrmacht|German High Command]] to kill [[Adolf Hitler]] in 1944. [[Brad Davis (actor)|Brad Davis]] stars as Colonel [[Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg]], who plants a bomb in the conference room of the [[Führer]]'s headquarters in East Prussia.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Burlingame |first1=Jon |title=The Plot To Kill Hitler on CBS |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-plot-to-kill-hitler/147771150/ |work=[[Hartford Courant]] |agency=[[United Feature Syndicate]] |date=January 30, 1990 |page=A10}}</ref>
 == Plot summary ==
-Led by Army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, several German High Command officers plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler and take control of the German government, with the ultimate intention of surrendering their country to the Allies. Stauffenberg manages to plant a bomb, hidden in his briefcase, in Hitler's battlefield headquarters. By sheer luck, Heinz Brandt unwittingly moves the briefcase slightly, and Hitler survives the subsequent blast. In the final hours of [[20 July plot|July 20, 1944]], [[Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg|Stauffenberg]], [[Werner von Haeften|Lieutenant Werner von Haeften]], [[Friedrich Olbricht|General Friedrich Olbricht]], [[Ludwig Beck]], and [[Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim|Colonel Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim]] are arrested and tried. Beck commits suicide, and the rest are taken to be executed. Stauffenberg declares "Long live the sacred Germany!" before being killed, and the others are also killed beside him within seconds.
+Led by Army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, several German High Command officers plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler and take control of the German government, with the ultimate intention of surrendering their country to the Allies. Stauffenberg manages to plant a bomb, hidden in his briefcase, in Hitler's battlefield headquarters. By sheer luck, Heinz Brandt unwittingly moves the briefcase slightly, and Hitler survives the subsequent blast. In the final hours of [[20 July plot|July 20, 1944]], [[Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg|Stauffenberg]], [[Werner von Haeften|Lieutenant Werner von Haeften]], [[Friedrich Olbricht|General Friedrich Olbricht]], [[Ludwig Beck]], and [[Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim|Colonel Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim]] are arrested and tried. Beck commits suicide, and the rest are taken to be executed. Stauffenberg declares "Long live the sacred Germany!" before being killed, and the others are also killed beside him within seconds. The film ends when Hitler announces his survival with [[Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg|Nina]] and her son [[Berthold Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg|Berthold]] hearing of the news.
 ==Cast==
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 == Production ==
-The movie was filmed in the [[United States]] and [[Zagreb]], [[SFR Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]].
+The movie was filmed in the [[United States]] and [[Zagreb]], [[SFR Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]].<ref name="zuck"/>
+==Reception==
+''[[The Courier-News]]'' said the movie "had authentic-looking period costumes and American and British actors painfully attempting to deliver German accents". They also complained that the "movie is bogged down with lengthy strategy meetings and the lack of chemistry between Davis and Madolyn Smith adds sluggish moments".<ref name="zuck">{{cite news |last1=Zuckerman |first1=Faye |title=Few Solid Moments in The Plot To Kill Hitler |work=The Courier-News |date=January 30, 1990 |page=C3}}</ref>
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
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 [[Category:Cultural depictions of Erwin Rommel]]
 [[Category:Films scored by Laurence Rosenthal]]
-[[Category:CBS network films]]
+[[Category:CBS films]]
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