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Release year: 1997

Storyline

The film chronicles the rise and fall of Germany's most famous a capella group, the Comedian Harmonists, in 1930s Germany.

Top credits

Directors

Joseph Vilsmaier

Writers

Cast

Ben Becker — Robert Biberti
Heino Ferch — Roman Cycowski
Ulrich Noethen — Harry Frommermann
Heinrich Schafmeister — Erich A. Collin

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Did you know

• With very few exceptions, all vocal performances heard during the movie were original recordings of the 1930's group. The old material was de-noised and digitally enhanced.

• In this film, Heino Ferch and Ulrich Noethen play Jews who are persecuted by the Nazi Regime. In Downfall (2004), Ferch played Albert Speer and Noethen played Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler.

• Ben Becker and Meret Becker, who play lovers here, are brother and sister in real life. Otto Sander (1941-2013), who plays Bruno Levy, was the Becker siblings' real-life stepfather.