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Hans Westmar

1933 · 95 min

A grim, propagandistic drama that feels tense and unsettling, with a heavy ideological weight.

Directed by
Franz Wenzler
Genres
Crime
Starring
Paul Wegener, Emil Lohkamp, Heinrich Heilinger
Overview
Nazi film about the story of a Nazi Storm Trooper named Horst Wessel--here called "Hans Westmar"--who took part in street brawls and assassinations in Berlin in the 1920s and 1930s against Communists and other opponents of the Nazis, and was killed by Communists not long before this film came out.

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Directed by
Franz Wenzler
Genres
Crime
Starring
Paul Wegener, Emil Lohkamp, Heinrich Heilinger
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • violence
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime
Directed by
Franz Wenzler
Written by
Hanns Heinz Ewers
Starring
Paul Wegener, Emil Lohkamp, Heinrich Heilinger, Irmgard Willers, Otti Dietze, Carla Bartheel, Wilhelm Diegelmann, Gertrud de Lalsky
Runtime
95 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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