Conspiracy
starring: Kenneth Branagh, Clare Bullus, Stanley Tucci, Simon Markey, David Glover
directed by: Frank Pierson
directed by: Frank Pierson
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On january 20 1942 at the height of the second world war 15 government officials and ss commanders attended a conference on the outskirts of berlin. It was a simple meeting which by the end would decide the fate of six million lives. Conspiracy is based on the only surviving record of that meeting.Studio: Hbo Home VideoRelease Date: 03/29/2005Starring: Kenneth Branagh Colin FirthRun time: 96 minutesRating: RDirector: Frank Pierso
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On January 20, 1942, with the tide of war turning in favor of theAllies, a small group of SS officers, government ministers, and Nazi officials met near Berlin to decide the fate of Europe's Jews. Based on the only surviving record of that meeting, Conspiracy is a powerful combination of historical reconstruction and speculation that attempts to offer new insights into a pivotal moment in history.
The cast does a marvelous job of fleshing out the documentary evidence to create convincing characters. Kenneth Branagh is especially chilling as SS Chief of Security Reinhard Heydrich, who uses a combination of charm and ruthless power-mongering to gain support for his plans. Colin Firth is fascinating as Wilhelm Stuckart, a lawyer who sees the brutal tactics of the SS as a threat to his own intellectualized anti-Semitism, and Stanley Tucci gives a wonderfully understated performance as Adolf Eichmann.
Conspiracy is a carefully crafted, completely unsensational film that offers ample proof of the banality of evil. There are no histrionics and no comic-book Nazi villains, just a small group of politicians and war-weary soldiers arguing about the meaning of words and the logistics of extermination, calmly preparing to unleash an unimaginable horror on the world. --Simon Leake
On january 20 1942 at the height of the second world war 15 government officials and ss commanders attended a conference on the outskirts of berlin. It was a simple meeting which by the end would decide the fate of six million lives. Conspiracy is based on the only surviving record of that meeting.Studio: Hbo Home VideoRelease Date: 03/29/2005Starring: Kenneth Branagh Colin FirthRun time: 96 minutesRating: RDirector: Frank Pierso
Amazon.com:
On January 20, 1942, with the tide of war turning in favor of theAllies, a small group of SS officers, government ministers, and Nazi officials met near Berlin to decide the fate of Europe's Jews. Based on the only surviving record of that meeting, Conspiracy is a powerful combination of historical reconstruction and speculation that attempts to offer new insights into a pivotal moment in history.
The cast does a marvelous job of fleshing out the documentary evidence to create convincing characters. Kenneth Branagh is especially chilling as SS Chief of Security Reinhard Heydrich, who uses a combination of charm and ruthless power-mongering to gain support for his plans. Colin Firth is fascinating as Wilhelm Stuckart, a lawyer who sees the brutal tactics of the SS as a threat to his own intellectualized anti-Semitism, and Stanley Tucci gives a wonderfully understated performance as Adolf Eichmann.
Conspiracy is a carefully crafted, completely unsensational film that offers ample proof of the banality of evil. There are no histrionics and no comic-book Nazi villains, just a small group of politicians and war-weary soldiers arguing about the meaning of words and the logistics of extermination, calmly preparing to unleash an unimaginable horror on the world. --Simon Leake
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- Nazi soap, takes the skin right off
Call it 3 1/2 stars. What is singular and unique about this film is the austerity, humor, and business like approach to planning and facilitating shocking evil, not so long ago, as it is dramatized in this film. This is what is intended to grab us, and for many I think it will. However, there is a very limited scope to this film, so don't expect meaningful explanations or enlightenment, you won't get much. But you may pick up details of interest. Also, don't expect anything remotely resembling ... Read More
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- Conspiracy
An eclectic group of fifteen men gathered in a former Jewish residence, at distance from the fighting, in order to solve a most troublesome, petulant quandary, the Jewish question. Called upon by Hitler, as the German army became sessile in their drive toward Moscow, the conference concludes in the creation of legal framework designed to remove the Jewish population.Interrupted by smoking, gorging and underhanded, persuasive techniques they determined the fate and solution to the Jewish problem and lead ... Read More
Rating: - The banality of evil
More terrifying than Alien, in the sense that you will find the banality of evil to be all the more chilling than the most horrific looking space monster. The Wansee conference, which decided the Final Solution, is brilliantly recreated here. No "mwahahaahaha" supervillians - rather, evil men in crisp and pristine suits and uniforms. Excellent movie, with great performances. C'mon, Branagh and Tucci, fine actors both.
Rating: - Something we all ought to see
In January 1942, at an elegant villa at Berlin-Wannsee, a group of Nazi officials from various ministries and departments, the majority educated, cultured men, many with higher degrees, came together under the chairmanship of SS-Obergruppenfuehrer Reinhard Heydrich, head of the RSHA (Reich Main Security Office, which covered all of Germany's police forces). In a few hours, which included some elegant dining, they basically decided the fate of European Jewry. It was as if they were deciding on a programme ... Read More
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- Conspiracy with Kenneth Branagh
Never received product.I e-mailed seller, dvdlegacy, and they never responded.Amazon issued a refund.
- Nazi soap, takes the skin right offCall it 3 1/2 stars. What is singular and unique about this film is the austerity, humor, and business like approach to planning and facilitating shocking evil, not so long ago, as it is dramatized in this film. This is what is intended to grab us, and for many I think it will. However, there is a very limited scope to this film, so don't expect meaningful explanations or enlightenment, you won't get much. But you may pick up details of interest. Also, don't expect anything remotely resembling ... Read More
- ConspiracyAn eclectic group of fifteen men gathered in a former Jewish residence, at distance from the fighting, in order to solve a most troublesome, petulant quandary, the Jewish question. Called upon by Hitler, as the German army became sessile in their drive toward Moscow, the conference concludes in the creation of legal framework designed to remove the Jewish population.Interrupted by smoking, gorging and underhanded, persuasive techniques they determined the fate and solution to the Jewish problem and lead ... Read More
- The banality of evilMore terrifying than Alien, in the sense that you will find the banality of evil to be all the more chilling than the most horrific looking space monster. The Wansee conference, which decided the Final Solution, is brilliantly recreated here. No "mwahahaahaha" supervillians - rather, evil men in crisp and pristine suits and uniforms. Excellent movie, with great performances. C'mon, Branagh and Tucci, fine actors both.
- Something we all ought to seeIn January 1942, at an elegant villa at Berlin-Wannsee, a group of Nazi officials from various ministries and departments, the majority educated, cultured men, many with higher degrees, came together under the chairmanship of SS-Obergruppenfuehrer Reinhard Heydrich, head of the RSHA (Reich Main Security Office, which covered all of Germany's police forces). In a few hours, which included some elegant dining, they basically decided the fate of European Jewry. It was as if they were deciding on a programme ... Read More
- Conspiracy with Kenneth BranaghNever received product.I e-mailed seller, dvdlegacy, and they never responded.Amazon issued a refund.
