13 Minutes

R

Released Jun 30, 2017

1 hr. 54 min.

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Drama

Biography

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On Nov. 8, 1939, Georg Elser (Christian Friedel) attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler as the dictator gives a speech in Munich.

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13 Minutes explores an oft-neglected corner of World War II history with just enough craft and narrative momentum to offset a disappointing lack of subtlety.

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Gareth v

A decent enough telling of the true story of Georg Elser. A solid enough biopic that just seems to be playing it too safe.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/21/23

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Wolfgang G

Elser – Er hätte die Welt verändert ist ein deutscher Spielfilm aus dem Jahr 2015. Christian Friedel spielt den Widerstandskämpfer Georg Elser, und dessen Attentat 1939 auf Adolf Hitler im Münchner Bürgerkeller. Der Film will eine kurze Lebensbeschreibung geben, ab den Jahr der Machtergreifung 1933 bis zu seiner Erschießung im KZ Dachau am 9. April 1945. Christian Friedel gibt ein sehr gutes Bild von Georg Elser ab. Das Drehbuch stammte von Fred Breinersdorfer und Léonie-Claire Breinersdorfer. Und Oliver Hirschbiegel (Regie) setzte die Geschichte in herrlichen Bildern um.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/02/22

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Audience Member

One of the best and perhaps most genuin of many WW2 films, based on the true and amazing story of Georg Elser, one of several people who tried to assassinate Hitler with a bomb and nearly succeeded, but the only one who did it all by himself. 13 minutes is the English title and it describes the time frame he missed with in his attempt to kill Der Führer. The German orginal title is Elser, saying more about the actual film. The plot is basically a depiction of his life as a craftsman and factory worker in the time before the outbreak of the war, well balanced as a retrospective to the assassination attempt, capture and the following interrigation by the Gestapo and SS. However, the film has a weakness in an overempasized focus on Elser's complicated and secret relation to the married Elsa Härlen, this at the expence of a wider narrative about his anti war conviction and political views, along with his impression of and view on the Nazi regime and Hitler, the motives to his ultimate destined decision and the actual core of the story.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Serge L

Great acting for a story worth knowing. Elser is a true hero that understood early the extreme danger the Nazi was for Germany itself. Effectively, the germans had lost their minds to think they would not have eventually to pay for their murderous rampages. However, historically, if his murder had succeeded, germany could have done better during the war and maybe even won it, since a few bad decisions were later attributed to Hitler himself, like the attack on Russia instead of England.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/25/18

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Audience Member

Lost its way at times, but an entertaining film, from a rarely explored historic event

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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pasha a

Has Oliver Hirschbiegel really made "Downfall?!"

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Oliver Hirschbiegel

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Christian Friedel

Georg Elser

Katharina Schüttler

Elsa

Burghart Klaußner

Arthur Nebe

Johann von Bülow

Heinrich Müller

Felix Eitner

Hans Eberle

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Calvin Wilson

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Although "13 Minutes" is a period piece, it addresses issues that continue to resonate in society.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 17, 2017

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Soren Andersen

Seattle Times

[A] gripping, somber German-language drama based on actual events ...

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 8, 2017

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

An earnest examination of personal conscience and the frequent necessity of the individual to monkey wrench the state. Or at least to try.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 27, 2017

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

13 Minutes is a fine example of physical and moral courage from an unlikely source.

Jun 5, 2020

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Steven Prokopy

Third Coast Review

13 Minutes has a distinct case of peaks and valleys in terms of holding my interest, but there were enough unique and interesting touches to give it a mild recommendation.

May 11, 2020

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David Brake

One Room With A View

Elser is an ocean lapping on to the beach. From above the sea is calm and serene, but underneath, the world swirls with chaos; Hirschbiegel's film replicates this to produce a fascinating, consuming drama.

Rated: 4/5

May 16, 2019

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Synopsis

On Nov. 8, 1939, Georg Elser (Christian Friedel) attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler as the dictator gives a speech in Munich.

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Screenwriter: Léonie-Claire Breinersdorfer, Fred Breinersdorfer
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Philipp Filmproduction, Lucky Bird Pictures, Delphi Medien, Arte
Rating: R (Some Sexuality|Disturbing Violence)
Genre: History, Drama, Biography
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 30, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $161.2K
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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