Director: Marc Rothemund
Writer: Fred Breinersdorfer
Starring: Julia Jentsch, Fabian Hinrichs, Gerald Alexander Held, Johanna Gastdorf
Released: July 27, 2006
Rating: (M)
Runtime: 116 minutes
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Story: The true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine is brought to thrilling life in this multi-award winning drama. Germany's official Foreign Language Film selection for the 2005 Academy Awards, "Sophie Scholl" stars Julia Jentsch ("The Edukators") in a luminous performance as the young coed-turned-fearless activist. Armed with long-buried historical records of her incarceration, director Marc Rothemund expertly re-creates the last six days of Sophie Scholl's life: a heart-stopping journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence.
Cast:
Julia Jentsch Sophie Magdalena Scholl
Fabian Hinrichs Hans Scholl
Gerald Alexander Held Robert Mohr
Johanna Gastdorf Else Gebel
Andre Hennicke Richter Dr. Roland Freisler
Florian Stetter Christoph Probst
Johannes Suhm Alexander Schmorell
Maximilian Bruckner Willi Graf
Jorg Hube Robert Scholl
Petra Kelling Magdalena Scholl
Franz Staber Werner Scholl
Lilli Jung Gisela Schertling