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Wannsee Conference, the | 
 enlarge | Director: Heinz Schirk
Actors: Dieter Groest, Dietrich Mattausch, Peter Fitz, Gerd Riegauer, Reinhard Glemnitz
Studio: Morningstar Ent.
Category: Video
Buy Used: CDN$ 176.74
Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 395
Format: Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), German (Original Language), Latin (Original Language)
Media: VHS Tape
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 4 x 1.1
ISBN: 6302919789
UPC: 037429067239
EAN: 9786302919783
Theatrical Release Date: 1987
Release Date: May 11, 1999
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: DVD Region 2 will NOT play on North American players. Delivery time 1-3 weeks.
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 Wansee Conference/ Conspiracy June 16, 2008
patrick murphy (Ontario)
I can understand that Branagh's "Conspiracy" was made for an English speaking audience but it does not even come close to the mind-numbing, fast-freeze (85 mins) of The Wannsee Conference... I wish it was on DVD. I lost my VHS copy and I'm not about to start collecting old VHS movies again... I may purchase the VHS and have it recorded again on DVD.... Excellent film...
 Could not possibly be better. July 5, 2004
Bernard Chapin (CHICAGO! USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There was no reason to even consider making, "Conspiracy", as this film cannot be improvemed upon. The Mommertz screenplay is topnotch with all the SS hierarchy and bureaucraten having very believable lines in a setting that is just banal enough to ring completely true. The depcition of Heydrich is haunting and Eichmann appears to be the classic bicycle kicker as he is deferential to all superiors but abusive to his subordinates. With "Gestapo" Muller, the viewer immediately understands that his is a marginal talent as his demeanor and also his repetition of the word "elegant" five times in the course of the movie showcases. In this film, the good guys are merely the ones who are not 100% evil. It is a primer on human nature and an all around must see.
Wansee Conference: Evil in the Light of Day June 18, 2004
D. Haake (Heidelberg, Germany (U.S. Army))
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This Reenactment of the Wansee Conference is a must see for the serious historian and the interested student alike. The German spoken is flawless and evokes the mood and attitude of those present at the conference. If you have ever been to the Wansee area, outside Berlin, it is beautiful there. They chose a setting like this to lay down the plans (actually already in motion) for the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question". To hear the candid anti-semitic speech, and the way the Nazis refer to the Polish and other groups in such cold, stark terms is an eye opener. The mood is like that of a business meeting as they discuss the efficient elimination of European Jews. The euphamistic terms that they use, such as "evacuation to the east", show how they skirt the issue without skirting it. The main purpose of this SS organized meeting is to share responsibility with the Government officials present. World conquest is spoken of as if it is inevitable. The arrogance of Reinhard Heydrich is sobering.
The more recent film "Conspiracy" is also a reenactment of this meeting, but to hear it in the original language and tone of German speech and mannerism is a bonus. Hopefully this one will be on DVD in the next few years.
The Banality of Evil April 13, 2004
M. A HERBST (Mt. Vernon, Wa USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
(...) The participants in the Wannsee conference could just as easily been discussing how to increase profit margins in a large business or implementing an innocuous government program. It is a very scary thought that a group of a few men would calmly and rationally debate the means of murdering 11 million fellow humans. This film should be mandatory viewing in our schools to alert kids to the ease with which ordinary people could be turned into monsters.I would give it five stars if not for the almost illegible sub-titles. Fortunately, I understand enough German to follow most of the dialogue without them.
A very good Docudrama February 27, 2003
Brian W. Kedersha (Alexandria, VA United States)
If you are every interested in Nazi History, I highly recommend this video. They do not go into some of the personality conflicts, but the video shows you the attitude and drive these people had. It puts faces on the Nazi machine.
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