Summary
During the Second World War, a small group of students at Munich University begin to question the decisions and sanity of Germany's Nazi government. The students form a resistance cell which they name the "White Rose" after a newsletter that is secretly distributed to the student body. At first small in numbers and fearful of discovery, the White Rose begins to gain massive support after a Nazi Gauleiter nearly incites a student riot after a provokative speech. At this point, the matter is taken over by the German Gestapo, who pledge to hunt down and destroy the members of the White Rose.
Details
Release Date: September 24, 1982
Runtime: 123 minutes
Genres: Drama, History
Original Language: DE
Rating: ⭐ 5.9/10 (19 votes)
Sophie Scholl Collection
The White Rose
During the Second World War, a small group of students at Munich University begin to question the decisions and sanity of Germany's Nazi government. The students form a resistance cell which they name the "White Rose" after a newsletter that is secretly distributed to the student body. At first small in numbers and fearful of discovery, the White Rose begins to gain massive support after a Nazi Gauleiter nearly incites a student riot after a provokative speech. At this point, the matter is taken over by the German Gestapo, who pledge to hunt down and destroy the members of the White Rose.
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Cast
Lena Stolze
Sophie Scholl
Ulrich Tukur
Willi Graf
Werner Stocker
Christoph Probst
Anja Kruse
Traute Lafrenz
Martin Benrath
Prof. Kurt Huber
Hans-Jürgen Schatz
Studentenführer
Jörg Hube
Oberregierungsrat
Jean-Paul Raths
Heinz Bollinger
Ágnes Csere
Lubjanka
Max Grießer
Postbeamter
Wilfried Klaus
Klaus Münster
Lis Verhoeven
Axel Scholtz
Jakob Schmid