Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace
14/06/2000
The story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German clergyman of great distinction, who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis. His convictions cost him his life. What is a moral person to do in a time of savage immorality? That question tormented Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German clergyman of great distinction who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis. His convictions cost him his life. The Nazis hanged him on April 9, 1945, less than a month before the end of the war. Bonhoeffer's last years, his participation in the German resistance and his moral struggle are dramatized in this film. More than just a biographical portrait, Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace sheds light on the little-known efforts of the German resistance. It brings to a wide audience the heroic rebellion of Bonhoeffer, a highly regarded Lutheran minister who could have kept his peace and saved his life on several occasions but instead paid the ultimate price for his beliefs.
Movie Information
Ulrich Tukur
as Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Johanna Klante
as Maria von Wedemeyer
Tatjana Blacher
as Christel von Dohnanyi
Ulrich Noethen
as Hans von Dohnanyi
Susanne Lothar
as Sabine Leibholz
Dominique Horwitz
as Gerhard Leibholz
Justus von Dohnányi
as Eberhard Bethge
Rosemarie Fendel
as Ruth von Kleist-Retzow
Dieter Kirchlechner
as Josef Müller
Christian Doermer
as General Hans Oster
Ulli Philipp
as Charlotte Friedenthal
