Dear Fatherland Be at Peace
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Dear Fatherland Be at Peace

7.3 / 10 1976 1h 32mNR German
Thriller

Storyline

1964 in Berlin, not long after the raise of the wall that separated the city: ex-prisoner Bruno is chosen by the eastern secret agency to be sent west with a special order. However as soon as he's crossed the border, he reports to the police. He claims his order was to kidnap someone, but he doesn't know who yet. He's forced to continue feignedly. However the east agents don't really trust him and play a double game...

Cast & Crew

HD

Heinz Domez

Bruno

Lead
Catherine Allégret

Catherine Allégret

Mietzi

Georg Marischka

Georg Marischka

Fanzelau

Günter Pfitzmann

Günter Pfitzmann

Prangel

Rudolf Wessely

Rudolf Wessely

Wieland

Margot Werner

Margot Werner

Nelly

DF

Dietrich Frauboes

Bräsig

Rolf Zacher

Rolf Zacher

Knarge

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roland Klick's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Dear Fatherland Be at Peace is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker