The Edelweiss Pirates
2004 · 1h 40m · Not Rated
Drama, History, War
Directed by
Niko von Glasow
Overview
Cologne towards the end of the Second World War. The city is in ruins, everyone is afraid, many are dead. It is a time of great inhumanity. Cologne’s young Edelweiss Pirates refuse to submit to the pressure of the Nazi regime. They fight with the Hitler Youth and scrawl anti-war propaganda on walls. Karl is an Edelweiss Pirate; his younger brother, Peter, is in the Hitler Youth movement. The two young men have been alone ever since their mother’s death in a bombing raid; their father is serving at the front, and their older brother, Otto, has been killed in action. Otto’s financée, Cilly, is doing her best to survive the war with her children. Carl is trying to help her.
Director and cast
- Niko von Glasow Director
- Bela B. as Hans Steinbrück
- Ivan Stebunov as Karl Ripke
- Simon Taal as Peter Ripke
- Anna Thalbach as Cilly Serve
- Jochen Nickel as Josef Hoegen
- Jan Decleir as Ferdinand Kütter
- Wolfgang Michael as Peter Hüppeler
- Irina Sokolova as Friedel Krämer
- Svetlana Gaytan Cast
- Susanne Bredehöft Cast
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