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| name = The Plot to Kill Hitler
| image = The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990 TV).png
| image = The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990 TV).png
| caption = Title card
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| director = [[Lawrence Schiller]]
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| producer = [[Alfred R. Kelman]]<br>Bernard Sofronski
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| director = [[Lawrence Schiller]]
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| writer = Steven Elkins
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| producer = [[Alfred R. Kelman]]<br>Bernard Sofronski
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| starring = [[Brad Davis (actor)|Brad Davis]]<br>[[Ian Richardson]]<br>[[Michael Byrne (actor)|Michael Byrne]]<br>[[Rupert Graves]]<br>[[Helmut Griem]]
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| writer = Steven Elkins
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| music = [[Laurence Rosenthal]]
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| starring = [[Brad Davis (actor)|Brad Davis]]<br>[[Ian Richardson]]<br>[[Michael Byrne (actor)|Michael Byrne]]<br>[[Rupert Graves]]<br>[[Helmut Griem]]
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| music = [[Laurence Rosenthal]]
| cinematography = [[Freddie Francis]]
| cinematography = [[Freddie Francis]]
| editing = [[Bernard Gribble]]
| editor = [[Bernard Gribble]]
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| released = {{Start date|1990|01|30}}
| distributor = [[Warner Bros.]]
| runtime = 93 minutes
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| runtime = 89 minutes
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| country = United States
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| language = English
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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 ==
== 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 they rest are taken to be executed. Stauffenberg declares "Long live the sacred Germany!" before being killed, and the others also get 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==
==Cast==
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* [[Brad Davis (actor)|Brad Davis]] as Colonel [[Claus von Stauffenberg]]
{| class="wikitable"
* [[Madolyn Smith]] as [[Nina von Stauffenberg]]
! Actor !! Role
* [[Ian Richardson]] as General [[Ludwig Beck]]
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* [[Kenneth Colley]] as Field Marshal [[Wilhelm Keitel]]
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| [[Brad Davis (actor)|Brad Davis]] || [[Claus von Stauffenberg]]
* [[Michael Byrne (actor)|Michael Byrne]] as General [[Friedrich Olbricht]]
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| [[Madolyn Smith]] || [[Nina von Stauffenberg]]
* [[Helmut Lohner]] as General [[Friedrich Fromm]]
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* [[Jonathan Hyde]] as Dr. [[Joseph Goebbels]]
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| [[Ian Richardson]] || General [[Ludwig Beck]]
* [[Rupert Graves]] as [[Axel von dem Bussche]]
* [[Helmut Griem]] as Field Marshal [[Erwin Rommel]]
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| [[Kenneth Colley]] || Field Marshal [[Wilhelm Keitel]]
* [[Mike Gwilym]] as [[Adolf Hitler]]
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* [[Vernon Dobtcheff]] as General [[Erich Fellgiebel]]
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| [[Michael Byrne (actor)|Michael Byrne]] || General [[Friedrich Olbricht]]
* [[Christoph Eichhorn]] as General [[Helmuth Stieff]]
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* Michael Fitzegerald as Major [[Ernst John von Freyend]]
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| [[Helmut Lohner]]|| General [[Friedrich Fromm]]
* [[Jack Hedley]] as General [[Adolf Heusinger]]
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* [[Heather Chasen]] as The Baroness
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* Burkhard Heyl as Colonel [[Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim]]
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| [[Jonathan Hyde]] || [[Joseph Goebbels]]
* [[Timothy Watson]] as Major [[Ernst Remer]]
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| [[Rupert Graves]] || [[Axel von dem Bussche]]
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| [[Helmut Griem]] || Field Marshal [[Erwin Rommel]]
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| [[Mike Gwilym]] || [[Adolf Hitler]]
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| [[Vernon Dobtcheff]] || General [[Erich Fellgiebel]]
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| [[Christoph Eichhorn]] || General [[Helmuth Stieff]]
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| Michael Fitzegerald || Major [[Ernst John von Freyend]]
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| [[Heather Chasen]] || The Baroness
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== Production ==
== Production ==
The movie was filmed in the [[United States]] and [[Zagreb]], [[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==
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Latest revision as of 15:01, 5 August 2024

For the 1955 German film, see The Plot to Assassinate Hitler.
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Title card
Written bySteven Elkins
Directed byLawrence Schiller
StarringBrad Davis
Ian Richardson
Michael Byrne
Rupert Graves
Helmut Griem
Music byLaurence Rosenthal
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersAlfred R. Kelman
Bernard Sofronski
CinematographyFreddie Francis
EditorBernard Gribble
Running time93 minutes
Original release
ReleaseJanuary 30, 1990 (1990-01-30)

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

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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

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Production

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

Reception

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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

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  1. ^ Burlingame, Jon (January 30, 1990). "The Plot To Kill Hitler on CBS". Hartford Courant. United Feature Syndicate. p. A10.
  2. ^ 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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