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Broadcast of the film Nackt unter Wölfen

Overview

The 1962 DEFA classic film ‘Nackt unter Wölfen’ is scheduled for broadcast on the television channel ARTE. Starring Armin Mueller-Stahl, the film is a cinematic adaptation of Bruno Apitz’s 1958 novel, which was informed by the author’s experiences in the Buchenwald concentration camp.

Set in 1945 during the final days before the camp’s liberation, the narrative follows a Polish prisoner who arrives with a three-year-old Jewish boy hidden in a suitcase. The plot centers on the moral dilemmas faced by inmates, such as André Höfel and Rudi Pippig, as they decide whether to protect the child or prioritize a planned armed uprising against the SS. The film is noted for its sober depiction of camp life and is based on the historical survival of Stefan Jerzy Zweig.

Entities

Bruno Apitz · Armin Mueller-Stahl · Stefan Jerzy Zweig · DEFA · Frank Beyer

Timeline

  1. 4 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Nackt unter Wölfen film explores Buchenwald moral dilemmas

    The 1963 film ‘Nackt unter Wölfen’ depicts the moral struggles of Buchenwald prisoners attempting to hide a Jewish child during the final weeks of WWII.

  2. 5 days ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Armin Mueller-Stahl film ‘Nackt unter Wölfen’ to air on ARTE

    The 1962 DEFA film ‘Nackt unter Wölfen’, starring Armin Mueller-Stahl, will be broadcast on ARTE on August 17. The film depicts survival in the Buchenwald concentration camp.

Sources

film-rezensionen.de · kurierverlag.de · media.merkur.de · op-online.de · tvinfo.de