Collections Search | BFI | British Film Institute

Elser (Original title)13 Minutes (Alternative title)Thirteen Minutes (Help search title)
Date: 2015 (Copyright)

Countries: Germany, Italy

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel

Synopsis: In 1939, Georg Elser plans to assassinate Adolf Hitler by planting a bomb in a Munich beer cellar in which Hitler is due to deliver a speech. But after the plot fails and Elser is arrested, he is interrogated by the Gestapo and recounts his mounting unease at Hitler’s rise to power in the 1930s.

Genre:
Historical drama

Subjects:
Political assassinations, Third Reich, Interrogation
Releases
Date: 09 April 2015Country: GermanyRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 113 mins Dialogue (original): German
Date: 17 July 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 114 mins 6 secs - Dialogue (original): German / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: StudioCanal Limited

Credits (51)
©: Lucky Bird Pictures GmbH, ©: Delphi Medien GmbH, ©: Philipp Filmproduction GmbH & Co. KG, Production Company: Lucky Bird Pictures, In co-production with: SWR, In co-production with: ARD Degeto, In co-production with: BR, In co-production with: WDR, In co-production with: Arte, In co-production with: Delphi Medien, Philipp Filmproduction, Supported by: FFF FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, Supported by: MFG Medien-und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg, Supported by: Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Supported by: BLS Business Location Südtirol-Alto Adige, Supported by: DFFF Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Supported by: MIBAC, FFA Filmförderungsanstalt, Production Services in Italy: Albolina Film, International Sales: Beta Cinema, Producer: Boris Ausserer, Producer: Oliver Schündler, Producer: Fred Breinersdorfer, Line Producer: Gabi Lins, Post-production Supervisor: Thomas Lüdemann, Post-production Supervisor: Beate Trathnigg, 1st Assistant Director: Jochen Gosch, Script Supervisor: Anke Reichert, Script Supervisor: Lisa Röth, Screenplay: Fred Breinersdorfer, Screenplay: Léonie-Claire Breinersdorfer, Cinematographer: Judith Kaufmann, Steadicam: Thomas Gottschalk, Matthias Biber, Visual Effects: Mackevision Medien Design GmbH, Editor: Alexander Dittner, Production Designer: Benedikt Herforth, Production Designer: Thomas Stammer, Supervising Art Director: Astrid Poeschke, Costume Designer: Bettina Marx, Make-up: Tatjana Krauskopf, Make-up: Isabelle Neu, Make-up: Eva Maletz, Title Designer: Martin Zwanzger, Music: David Holmes, Sound Designer: Andy Kennedy, Sound: Steffan Graubaum, Re-recording Mixer: Srdjan Kurpjel, Stunt Co-ordinator: Mac Steinmeier, Historical Adviser: Peter Steinbach
Cast (17)
Christian Friedel (Georg Elser), Katharina Schüttler (Elsa), Burghart Klaussner (Arthur Nebe), Johann von Bülow (Heinrich Müller), Felix Eitner (Hans Eberle), David Zimmerschied (Josef Schurr), Rüdiger Klink (Erich), Simon Licht (SS Obergruppenführer), Cornelia Köndgen (Maria Elser), Martin Maria Abram (Ludwig Elser), Michael Kranz (Franz Xaver Lechner), Gerti Drassl (Lore), Lissy Pernthaler (stenographer), Anna Unterberger (Brunhilde), Anton Algrang (Dr Hübner), Michael Ehnert (Kubjureit), Udo Schenk (Adolf Hitler)