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Oscar-winning director Florian Gallenberger explores the crucial role that foreigners played in helping countless Chinese escape a fate worse than death in this period docudrama concerning the 1937 invasion of Nanking by the ruthless Japanese Imperial Army. Casually known by historians as the "Rape of Nanking," the relentless assault on the then-Chinese capitol found countless men, women, and children slaughtered with a ferocity that shocked the entire world. Yet, despite the violence that surrounded them, some people refused to sit by silently as the innocents perished. One of those people was German engineer and Nazi party member John Rabe, who earned the nickname "The Schindler of China" for constructing a vast safety zone in which nearly a quarter of a million civilians sought sanctuary. Ulrich Tukur, Daniel Br hl, Dagmar Manzel, and Steve Buscemi star. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Product Notes
Import Blu-Ray/Region A pressing. Starring; Steve Buscemi, Daniel Bruhl and Ulrich Tukur. Directed by: Florian Gallenberger. As the globe stands on the brink of World War II, Shanghai has fallen and deadly Japanese bombers target the infamous city of Nanking. As panic breaks out and savage bombing raids devastate the city, veteran entrepreneur John Rabe, a German living the high life in the social whirl of Nanking, must make an agonizing choice: to flee or give sanctuary to the terrified population within the gates of his factory. When the Imperial Japanese Army discovers Rabe's selfless operation, they see it as an act of high treason. As a wave of brutality is unleashed on Nanking, Rabe and his comrades find themselves in a race against time to fight for a safety zone to protect the hundreds of thousands of innocent victims of this ultimate act of war. But as the bombings desist, a perilous siege begins.
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City Of War: The Story Of John Rabe |
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City Of War: The Story Of John Rabe (2008) |
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Drama |
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Drama, Blu-Ray |
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3 August 2010 |
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Akira Emoto, Anne Consigny, Anne Consigny, Dagmar Manzel, Dagmar Manzel, Daniel Bruehl, Daniel Bruehl, Mathias Herrmann, Steve Buscemi, Teruyuki Kagawa, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ulrich Tukur, Ulrich Tukur, Zhang Jingchu, Zhang Jingchu |
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Florian Gallenberger |
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Not Rated |
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Blu-ray Disc |
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MTDBD5519 |
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Yes |
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5055002555190 |
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3 August 2010 |
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Metrodome |
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ALL : All-Region |
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Discs:1 ~ Format:Blu-Ray ~ Region:All ~ Country:Uk |
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View Cast For City Of War: The Story Of John Rabe (2008) |
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Casting:Cornelia Von Braun, Casting:Ji Xue Fei, Casting:Kazuo Shimizu, Cinematographer:J rgen J rges, Co-producer:Nicolas Traube, Co-producer:Wang Zhongjun, Co-producer:Wang Zhonglei, Composer (Music Score):Annette Focks, Composer (Music Score):Laurent Petitgirard, Director:Florian Gallenberger, Executive Producer:Caroline Von Senden, Producer:Benjamin Herrmann, Producer:Jan Mojto, Producer:Mischa Hofmann, Screenwriter:Florian Gallenberger |
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