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Also known as The Harmonists

1997 film by Joseph Vilsmaier

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Comedian Harmonists tells the story of a famous, German male sextet, five vocals and piano, the "Comedian Harmonists", from the day they meet first in 1927 to the day in 1934, when they become banned by the upcoming Nazis, because three of them are Jewish.

Released: 1997-12-25126 minDir: Joseph VilsmaierMusic, DramaBox office: $244,523

Cast

  • Ben Becker as Robert Biberti
  • Heino Ferch as Roman Cycowski
  • Ulrich Noethen as Harry Frommermann
  • Heinrich Schafmeister as Erich A. Collin
  • Max Tidof as Ari Leschnikoff
  • Kai Wiesinger as Erwin Bootz

Themes

  • berlin, germany
  • nazi
  • musical
  • biography
  • antisemitism

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Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

3,686 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

Year
1997
Runtime
115 min
Genres
Biography, Drama, Music
Rated
R
Awards
13 wins & 3 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Germany
Original language
German
Main subject
Machtergreifung
Cinematographer
Joseph Vilsmaier
Narrative location
Berlin
Filming location
Prague
Duration
126
FilmAffinity ID
366255
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1997-12-25
film editor
Peter R. Adam
title
Comedian Harmonists
set in period
1930s
production designer
Rolf Zehetbauer
review score
7/10
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