Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

Julia Jentsch Director: Marc Rothemund Marc Rothemund

Overview

Filmmaker Marc Rothemund utilizes long-buried historical records to reconstruct the last six days in the life of renowned German anti-Nazi activist Sophie Scholl (Julia Jentsch) in an Academy Award-nominated feature that earned star Julia Jentsch a Best Actress award at both the 2005 Lolas and the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival. The year is 1943 and Adolf Hitler's devastating march across Europe has resulted in the formation of the White Rose, an underground resistance movement born in Munich and dedicated to the fall of the Third Reich. Despite being one of the only female members in the White Rose movement, Sophie Scholl's conviction is strong and her will unbreakable. Eventually arrested by the Gestapo for distributing pamphlets on campus alongside her brother Hans, Sophie boldly maintains her ground by calling for freedom and personal responsibility and never once backing down even in the face of certain, inescapable death.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/14/2006
UPC:	0795975108331
Original Release:	2005
Rating:	NR
Source:	Zeitgeist Films
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Time:	1:57:00
Sales rank:	44,500

Special Features

Side One:; Gorgeous 16:9 anamorphic transfer; U.S. theatrical trailer; Optional English subtitles; ; Side Two:; "The Making of Sophie Scholl": One hour of behind-the-scenes production footage and on-location interviews; Thirteen deleted and alternate scenes; Historical interviews about the real Sophie Scholl and The White Rose, including archival trial footage; Optional English Subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Julia Jentsch	Sophie Scholl
Alexander Held	Robert Mohr
Fabian Hinrichs	Hans Scholl
Johanna Gastdorf	Else Gebel
André Hennicke	Roland Freisler
Florian Stetter	Actor
Johannes Suhm	Actor
Maximilian Brückner	Actor
Lilli Jung	Actor
Jörg Hube	Actor
Petra Kelling	Actor
Franz Staber	Actor

Technical Credits

Fred Breinersdorfer

Marc Rothemund	Director,Producer
Patrick Brandt	Production Manager
Fred Breinersdorfer	Producer,Screenwriter
Sven Burgemeister	Producer
Tschangis Chahrokh	Sound Mixer,Sound/Sound Designer
Natascha Curtius-Noss	Costumes/Costume Designer
Daniel Dietenberger	Sound/Sound Designer
Gregor Eckstein	Makeup
Martine Flener	Makeup
Hellmut Fulss	Asst. Director
Hans Funck	Editor
Magda Habernickel	Sound/Sound Designer
Reinhold Heil	Score Composer
Jana Karen	Art Director
Johnny Klimek	Score Composer
Martin Langer	Cinematographer
Christoph Mueller	Producer
Nessie Nesslauer	Casting
Bettina Reitz	Co-producer
Alexander Saal	Sound/Sound Designer
Roland Winke	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Disc #1, Side A -- Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
1. "Sugar" [1:53]
2. The White Rose [7:19]
3. Peaceful Resistance [4:53]
4. Arrested [4:38]
5. Introducing Inspector Mohr [9:59]
6. Child Behind Bars [4:41]
7. Runs in the Family [11:22]
8. False Confession [6:40]
9. It's Me You Want [10:40]
10. Decency, Morals, and God [9:45]
11. Beautiful Sunny Day [10:32]
12. Court for the People [4:35]
13. Taking the Stand [7:02]
14. Final Verdict [7:05]
15. Birth of a Hero [8:07]
16. End Credits [6:24]
Disc #1, Side B -- Sophie Scholl: The Final Days- Special Features
1. The 6th Flyer [:10]
1. Late Night Stranger [3:00]
1. Last Letter [1:17]
1. Searched by Else [2:17]
1. Struggle and Loss [1:02]
1. Remembering Fritz [3:47]
1. Cigarettes and Freedom [1:54]
1. Christoph on Trial [2:02]
1. Hans on Trial [4:52]
1. Sophie on Trial [7:22]
1. Attorney's Defense [5:03]
1. Parents at the Trial [2:08]
1. Thomas Mann SFX [:28]
14. Chapter 14 [1:09]
1. Credits/Scholl's Apartment [3:08]
1. The Drawing Studio [2:53]
1. The University [5:11]
1. City Hall [14:26]
1. Bavaria Studio [13:51]
1. Prison [5:48]
1. Guillotine [9:24]

Menu

Disc #1, Side A -- Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
   Play the Movie
   Chapters
   Subtitles
      Subtitles: English: On/Off
   U.S. Theatrical Trailer
Disc #1, Side B -- Sophie Scholl: The Final Days- Special Features
   Deleted & Alternate Scenes
      Play All
   Behind-the-Scenes: The Production
      Play All
   Historical Interviews
      Play All
      Cell Mate Else Gebel
      Willi Mohr Son of Inspector Mohr
      Hans School With Archival Trial Footage

Editorial Reviews

Conformity to a repressive government is a theme that has timeless significance. Based on true events, Sophie Scholl: The Final Days focuses on a young German student who, in the midst of World War II, expressed her opposition to the Nazi regime and paid for her defiance with her life. As portrayed in an impassioned performance by Julia Jentsch, the fearless 23-year-old Sophie finds herself in a battle of wits with a Nazi prosecutor, after her activities with the anti-Third Reich White Rose movement are made public. Scholl’s passion and keen intelligence make her a formidable foe, confounding the morally impotent Nazi officials. Making good on its title, director Marc Rothemund’s Oscar-nominated film concentrates on the trial and subsequent sentencing of this too-little-recognized -- at least in the U.S. -- heroine. Through detailed direction and vigorous performances, Scholl’s stirring story becomes as relevant today as it was six decades ago.

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