Death Is My Trade

Death Is My Trade (1977)


  • Genre: War, Drama
  • Release Date: 1977-11-18
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 9 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 25min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Director: Theodor Kotulla
star 7.1/10
From 9 Ratings

Summary

“Death is my Trade” centers on the life of Rudolph Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz II-Birkenau for the majority of its existence. The main character's name in the film is Franz Lang. This name change was deliberate to ensure that the character is not automatically viewed as being some sort of villain or demon. Franz is an average German kid growing up during World War I. The film follows Franz as he grows up and becomes a hard, efficient, organized worker who eventually joins the National Socialist party in Germany. Impressionable young Franz takes orders as one of the utmost points of honor and duty, so when he is eventually asked by Heinrich Himmler to become commandant of the largest extermination camp built during WWII he barely hesitates to consider how heavy such a burden will be.

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  • Götz George

    as Franz Lang als Erwachsener

  • Kai Taschner

    as Franz Lang als Jugendlicher

  • Elisabeth Schwarz

    as Else

  • Hans Korte

    as Heinrich Himmler

  • Kurt Hübner

    as Oberst von Jeseritz

  • Matthias Fuchs

    as Sturmbannführer Kellner

  • Sigurd Fitzek

    as Hauptmann Günther

  • Peter Franke

    as Schrader

  • Walter Czaschke

    as Obersturmbannführer Eichmann

  • Werner Schwuchow

    as Obersturmführer

  • Claus-Dieter Reents

    as Ordonnanz Setzler

  • Werner Eichhorn

    as Arbeiter Erich

  • Peter Moland

    as Arbeiter Henckel

  • Peter Petran

    as Karl

  • Brigitte Janner

    as Magd

  • Klaus Münster

    as Landarbeiter

  • Josef Quadflieg

    as Georg

  • Elisabeth Stepanek

    as Krankenschwester

  • Yaak Karsunke

    as Unteroffizier

  • Wilfried Elste

    as Arbeiter Siebert

  • Evelyn Matzura

    as Franz Langs Mutter

  • Hermann Günther

    as Soldat Schmitz

  • Dietrich Kerky

    as Leutnant im Freikorps

  • Claus Enskat

    as SA-Mann Freddie

  • Hans Schulze

    as US-Oberstleutnant

  • Claus Fuchs

    as Geschäftsführer
Directing Theodor Kotulla Director
Writing Theodor Kotulla Writer
Writing Robert Merle Novel
Sound Eberhard Weber Music
Crew Dieter Naujeck Cinematography
Editing Wolfgang Richter Editor
Camera Jürgen Hasenack Assistant Camera
Camera Harald Kratzer Still Photographer
Lighting Friedel Zachäus Lighting Design
Lighting Willi Meier Lighting Technician
Lighting Michael Lünebach Lighting Technician
Lighting Georg Bringezu Lighting Technician
Camera Hans Neu Dolly Grip
Art Wolfgang Schünke Production Design
Art Wolfgang Fredrich Property Master
Art Hajo Jörgens Property Master
Costume & Make-Up Gerd Schuberth Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Annette Groschupp Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Uta Wilhelm Costume Design
Editing Gabriele Friedrichs Assistant Editor
Editing Christa Helwig Assistant Editor
Crew Günter Scheir Special Effects

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