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“Death is my Trade” centers on the life of Rudolph Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz II-Birkenau for the majority of its existence. The main character's name in the film is Franz Lang. This name change was deliberate to ensure that the character is not automatically viewed as being some sort of villain or demon. Franz is an average German kid growing up during World War I. The film follows Franz as he grows up and becomes a hard, efficient, organized worker who eventually joins the National Socialist party in Germany. Impressionable young Franz takes orders as one of the utmost points of honor and duty, so when he is eventually asked by Heinrich Himmler to become commandant of the largest extermination camp built during WWII he barely hesitates to consider how heavy such a burden will be.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1977-11-18
- video_camera_front Companies Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft, WDR
- timer Runtime: 145 Mins
- star Rating: 7.1 / 10
- favorite Likes: 9 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0075708
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Aus einem deutschen Leben (DE 1976/1977) - Deutscher Trailer
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Götz George
Franz Lang als Erwachsener
Kai Taschner
Franz Lang als Jugendlicher
Elisabeth Schwarz
Else
Hans Korte
Heinrich Himmler
Kurt Hübner
Oberst von Jeseritz
Matthias Fuchs
Sturmbannführer Kellner
Sigurd Fitzek
Hauptmann Günther
Peter Franke
Schrader
Walter Czaschke
Obersturmbannführer Eichmann
Werner Schwuchow
Obersturmführer
Claus-Dieter Reents
Ordonnanz Setzler
Werner Eichhorn
Arbeiter Erich
Peter Moland
Arbeiter Henckel
Peter Petran
Karl
Brigitte Janner
Magd
Klaus Münster
Landarbeiter
Josef Quadflieg
Georg
Elisabeth Stepanek
Krankenschwester
Yaak Karsunke
Unteroffizier
Wilfried Elste
Arbeiter Siebert
Evelyn Matzura
Franz Langs Mutter
Hermann Günther
Soldat Schmitz
Dietrich Kerky
Leutnant im Freikorps
Claus Enskat
SA-Mann Freddie
Hans Schulze
US-Oberstleutnant
Claus Fuchs
Geschäftsführer
groups Crew
Theodor Kotulla
Director
Jürgen Hasenack
Assistant Camera
Harald Kratzer
Still Photographer
Friedel Zachäus
Lighting Design
Willi Meier
Lighting Technician
Michael Lünebach
Lighting Technician
Georg Bringezu
Lighting Technician
Hans Neu
Dolly Grip
Wolfgang Schünke
Production Design
Wolfgang Fredrich
Property Master
Hajo Jörgens
Property Master
Gerd Schuberth
Makeup Artist
Annette Groschupp
Makeup Artist
Uta Wilhelm
Costume Design
Gabriele Friedrichs
Assistant Editor
Christa Helwig
Assistant Editor
Günter Scheir
Special Effects
Theodor Kotulla
Writer
Robert Merle
Novel
Eberhard Weber
Music
Dieter Naujeck
Cinematography
Wolfgang Richter
Editor
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