- Summary
- A German SS Lieutenant covertly collaborates with a young Italian priest in hopes of changing the Vatican's policies toward Germany during WWII, which both believe are exacerbating the Jewish Holocaust.
- Other Title
- Stellvertreter.
- Format
- Video
- Published
- New York, NY : Kino on Video, [2003]
©2003
- Locale
- Germany
- Edition
- Widescreen format (1.85:1)
- Other Authors/Editors
- Berri, Claude.
Costa-Gavras, 1933-
Grumberg, Jean-Claude, 1939-
Tukur, Ulrich, 1957-
Kassovitz, Mathieu, 1967-
Mühe, Ulrich, 1953-2007.
Duchaussoy, Michel, 1938-2012.
Caramitru, Ion, 1942-
Iureș, Marcel, 1951-
Hochhuth, Rolf.
Katharina-Renn Productions.
TF1 Films Production.
KC Medien (Firm)
Studio Canal+.
Kino International Corporation.
- Notes
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Based on the play: Der stellvertreter = Le vicaire / by Rolf Hochhuth.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
Special features: "'Amen. making of" featurette (44 min.); scene comparison between "Amen" (the film, 3 min.) and "The deputy" (English translation of the play, 8 p.); bios & filmographies (Costa-Gavras, Kassovitz, Tukur); interview of Costa-Gavras by Dan Franck & Grumberg (15 p.); "Who is Kurt Gerstein?" (3 p.); theatrical trailer.
"Enhanced for 16x9 TVs"--Container.
Director of photography, Patrick Blossier ; editor, Yannick Kergoat ; music composed by Armand Amar.
Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz, Ulrich Mühe, Michel Duchaussoy, Ion Caramitru, Marcel Iures.
DVD, region 1.
In English.
