German movies about the war. Browse the best pictures

Military themes remain one of the favorite categories. But not only domestic cinematography periodically produces paintings dedicated to the events of 1941-1945. What are the German films about war?

Women's courage

In his painting, Paul Verhoven considers military events through the eyes of a German woman of Jewish origin. Rachel and her family escape from fascist persecution. After the arranged round-up, she remains the only one who survived. A young woman runs to the Netherlands, seeking support there. In an unfamiliar state, Rachel becomes a secret spy, joining the Resistance. She is selected to high-ranking German figures, not forgetting the main goal - to find those who destroyed her loved ones ...

According to critics, the "Black Book" is the best German film about the war of 1941-1945. He went to hire in many countries, paid back his budget, won international awards. There is a curious fact about his creation: as Paul Verhoeven admitted, he developed the idea of the picture for more than ten years.

For love - even at war

To create competition "Black Book" can only this melodrama, telling about the strength of the spirit. Charlotte came from Scotland to London, where she met a military pilot. Peter goes to war, and soon there comes a message about his loss. Believing that the beloved is alive, Charlotte goes to occupied France to search for him. Here she becomes a secret agent. She has to save the lives of young children and undermine the train with tanks. And to meet new love and decide which way to go after the end of the armed confrontation ... The best German films about the war include the picture "Charlotte Gray." The main role was brilliantly performed by Oscar winner Cate Blanchett.

To not give up!

At the height of the war, the German fascists gathered crowds of Jews all over the country. Wishing to destroy the people they hate, they take them to the famous concentration camp of Auschwitz. In one of the cars representatives of different ages and professions gather: boxers, scientists, old, young. The iron gates of the death camp are already visible on the horizon, and several people make a desperate attempt to escape from the rushing train ... Do you want to see a dramatic story about people who believe the best in the end? Then watch German films about the war and especially the drama of 2006 "The Last Movement of the Hand."

Thin forced revenge

The 1975 painting "The Old Gun" is truly considered a classic military genre. Events unfold in France, when the ceasefire remains the last year. Julien without rest is working as a surgeon in the hospital, being a member of the Resistance. To save his family, he sends his wife and daughter to a quiet village. However, returning after them later, he finds them killed, and the SS men are satisfied with the work done. Luring them in the old castle, which Julien knows of as embittered, like his five fingers, he pulls out a family gun and starts a retribution operation ... Such German films about World War II, like this, will cause a lot of empathy and bitterness. For their dramatic game, the lead actors Philip Noiret and Romy Schneider received wide recognition from the public.

Loving to protect. Live to die

This story tells of a student who, having joined the anti-fascist movement "White Rose", distributes leaflets at the height of the war. Together with his brother, Sophia is arrested in two accounts. The girl remains to live a few days. She takes the blame on herself, thereby protecting the people close to her ...

German films about the Second World War prove that not only the horrors of bloody battles become the center of the narrative. "The last days of Sophia Scholl" - one of the strongest psychological dramas. She collected a large number of positive reviews and was awarded several awards. The picture will tell about the most sacrificial act a person can go to - giving his life for another ...

Internal changes

Dramatic German films about the war show the audience terrible events from different angles. Leaving the battlefield, the plot takes us to the city collector. His employee hardly suspected how the service could save him from the death penalty. Once Leopold gets acquainted with a group of Jews who are hiding from the fascists who have come. They are ready to pay any money, and the hero places them in underground labyrinths, risking their own lives. For more than a year, men, women and children are hiding in the hatches, while the cynical Leopold does not have a feeling of compassion for them ...

The tape "In the Dark" was awarded at the Oscar ceremony in 2012. And although she did not manage to get the statuette, she is rightfully considered worthy of being evaluated by every spectator.

War - the meaning of life

The teenager was an ordinary citizen of Norway, until the invaders entered his hometown. In Europe, the World War II was raging. Not inactive, the young man is enrolled in the saboteurs of the Resistance. In a short time, he becomes the commander of his own group of fighters who selflessly challenge the invaders. From now on, without war, the protagonist does not represent himself. What to do when it is over? German film about the war of 1941-1945. "Max Manus" tells a complex dramatic story about how one event can turn a habitual way of life.

Revenge with taste

According to Quentin Tarantino, he worked on the idea of this film for a long time, wishing to make it international. Apparently, the director has executed the conceived. The modern screen version of the famous 1978 film has collected a dizzying ticket and earned an Oscar, which few German movies about the war can boast of.

"Inglourious Basterds" combined features of a drama, an action movie and a "black" comedy. The plot of the picture is quite simple. A group of secret American soldiers landed in occupied France. Its goal is to catch the Nazis and their subsequent destruction with particular cruelty and cynicism ...

What else to see

The examples discussed above are not an exhaustive list of military themes. We present a list of German films about the war, which may also be of interest:

• "The Iron Cross" (1977).
• "The Flame and the Citron" (2008).
• "Oblava" (2010).
• "Rommel" (2012).
• "Lore" (2012).