Movie
The Bonzos
2002
A measured, archival documentary that feels like a tense historical detective story, mixing interviews and reconstructions to uncover a little-known wartime rescue.
- Directed by
- Simon Chu
- Overview
- Archive footage, interviews and reconstructions combine in recounting the story of the band of Second World War Austrian agents recruited by the British to rescue Hitler's priceless art collection. Saved from the Fuhrer's plan of destruction were works by Rembrandt, Titian, Vermeer, Reubens, Van Eyck , Michelangelo and Bruegel.
- How it feels
- Earnest, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- War, art, survival, loyalty
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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