Synopsis
One of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 1930s, Wilhelm Furtwangler's reputation rivaled that of Toscanini's. After the war, he was investigated as part of the Allies' de-Nazification programme. In the bombed-out Berlin of the immediate post-war period, the Allies slowly bring law and order to bear on an occupied Germany. An American major is given the Furtwangler file, and is told to find everything he can and to prosecute the man ruthlessly. Tough and hard-nosed, Major Steve Arnold sets out to investigate a world of which he knows nothing.
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Titles
| Original title | Taking Sides | English |
| Québec French title | Taking Sides : le cas Furtwängler | |
| Alternate title | Taking Sides - Der Fall Furtwängler | |
| Alternate title | Le Cas Furtwängler |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Germany | March 7, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Italy | March 22, 2002 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
Versions & editions
| Alternate cut | 142 min | |
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | István Szabó |
| Cast | Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgard, Moritz Bleibtreu (David Wills), Ulrich Tukur, R. Lee Ermey (General Wallace), Birgit Minichmayr (Emmi Straube), Oleg Tabakov (Colonel Dymshitz), Hanns Zischler (Rudolf Werner), Armin Rohde (Schlee), Daniel White (Sergeant Adams), August Zirner (Ed Martin), Thomas Thieme (Reichsminister), Jed Curtis (Colonel Green), Garrick Hagon (Major Richards), Robin Renucci (Captain Vernay), Markus Heinicke (Attendant), Aleksandar Tesla (Projectionist), Jarreth J. Merz (US Soldier), Holger Schober (Steve's Driver), Frank Lebœuf (French Aide), Philip Bowen (US Aide), Thomas Morris (British Sergant), Peter Döring (British Officer), Rinat Shaham (Jazz Singer), Henry Schindler (U.K. Aide) |
| Screenplay | Ronald Harwood |
| Producer | Yves Pasquier |
| Cinematography | Lajos Koltai |
| Editing | Sylvie Landra |
| Production design | Ken Adam |
| Costumes | Györgyi Szakács |
Additional data: TMDB.
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
