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The Battle of Algiers
Why this pick
Its stark black-and-white, newsreel-like realism and close attention to political violence make it a powerful companion to Klein’s sober reconstruction of history in the making.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Re-enacted true story of successful assault by Nazis, posing as Poles, on a German border radio station so that Hitler could "justify" thereby his invasion of Poland.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Hannjo Hasse
Alfred Naujocks
Christoph Beyertt
Volksdeutscher Franz Sitte
Wolfgang Kalweit
Volksdeutscher Hans-Wilhelm Kraweit
Georg Leopold
Volksdeutscher Franz Wyczorek
Herwart Grosse
Gestapochef Müller
Rolf Ripperger
Volksdeutscher Bieratzki
Manfred Günther
Volksdeutscher Kühnel
Rudolf Woschick
Volksdeutscher Tutzauer