The Last Train (2006 film)
| Der Letzte Zug The Last Train | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Joseph Vilsmaier Dana Vávrová |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Artur Brauner |
| Starring | Gedeon Burkhard Lale Yavas |
| Cinematography | Joseph Vilsmaier |
| Edited by | |
| Music by | |
Production companies | , Diamant Film |
| Distributed by | Bontonfilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Countries | Germany Czech Republic |
| Languages | German Hebrew Polish French Ukrainian |
| Budget | €2.7 million |
| Box office | $427,456 [1] |
The Last Train (German: Der letzte Zug) is a 2006 German film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier and Dana Vávrová, and starring Gedeon Burkhard, Lale Yavas, and .
The film depicts the fate of some of the last remaining Jews in Berlin, who in April 1943 were rounded up at the Berlin-Grunewald station and sent to the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. The film stands out due to its proximity as well as the unsparing realism with which the brutality of a transport to the Auschwitz concentration camp appears.
Casting[]
- Gedeon Burkhard, Henry Neumann
- Lale Yavas, Lea Neumann
- , Nina Neumann
- Sibel Kekilli, Ruth Zilbermann
- , Albert Rosen
- Brigitee Grothum , Gabrielle Hellman
- , Jakob Noschik
- , Erika Friedlich
- Juraj Kukura, Dr. Friedlich
- Ludwig Blochberger, Crewes
Background[]
Der letze Zug was filmed in Germany and Czech Republic and went into production in May 2005 on a budget of €2.7 million. During filming, director Joseph Vilsmaier fell from a crane and suffered permanent, albeit minor, injuries. Production halted for two weeks while he was hospitalized. Filming resumed once Vilsmaier recovered, but his wife, actress Dana Vávrová took over directing duties while Vilsmaier supervised.
The film premiered on May 20, 2006 at the 40th Hof International Film Festival. It was widely released in theaters in Germany by The Central Cinema Company on November 9, 2006, the 68th anniversary of Kristallnacht.
Reception[]
Eddie Cockrell of Variety stated it had "erratic production values and one-dimensional characterizations" and it is "destined for specialty fests and undiscerning cablers, with solid ancillary classroom use".[2]
References[]
- ^ The Last Train (2006)
- ^ Cockrell, Eddie (11 February 2007). "The Last Train". Variety. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
External links[]
- 2006 films
- Czech films
- Films directed by Joseph Vilsmaier
- German films
- German-language films
- Films shot in Cologne (Germany)
- Films shot in Berlin
- Films about Jews and Judaism
- Films about Nazi Germany
- Films set in Germany
- Holocaust films
- German prison films