Hotel Berlin

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Russ G A film of which I knew nothing before seeing it on TCM's streaming menu and the casting of Peter Lorre had me click on it. It's a surprisingly good dramatization and given that it was released before the end of the war, I wonder just how much of what was unfolding in Germany was known by the Allies. While Lorre is good in his supporting role [he's billed #5 in the opening credits], all the principles as well as bit players shine. I'd single out for Honorable Mention the young man who plays "Number 6" the bellhop. Lorre's monologue poses the question "Are there any good Germans?" and that was doubtless a controversial one for American audiences, thousands of whom had lost sons, brothers, husbands, and lovers fighting the Nazi war machine. All in all, a film that should be more widely seen. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member I got on a Faye Emerson kick recently after seeing her work in Nobody Lives Forever and therefore screened Hotel Berlin. I'm glad I did and while her character is under-scripted she's excellent here. The film's lead, though, played by Helmut Dantine, is also under-developed as the film is more interested in sharing multiple storylines. Raymond Massey as a Nazi general who led a failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler is excellent and I wish the film had developed his character further. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Fine WWII thriller. Amazing it was made in late 1944 early 1945, as it is astoundingly predictive of the situation in Germany for the end of the war. Great performances all around, very fine Waxman score. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Finely drawn characters. Great suspense. Credible as a representation of the last days of WW2 in Berlin. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Entertaining war drama with a darker tenure than most studio films at the time. The cast performs well but with the source material being from the author of Grand Hotel and a decent script it's a surprise that the cast are more or less B level players. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member a 'grand hotel' clone without the star wattage Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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