The Refusal (1973)
The story of the last days of Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter (1907-43), who was executed by the Nazi regime because of his refusal to compromise with a perverse system.
Director:
Axel Corti
Writer:
Hellmut Andics
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Kurt Weinzierl as Franz Jägerstätter |
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Julia Gschnitzer as Franziska Jägerstätter |
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Rose Dybal as Franz's Mother |
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Helmut Wlasak as Father Fürthauer |
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Ernst Auer as Farmer |
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Achim Benning as Major |
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Uwe Berend as Unteroffizier |
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Claude Bertrand as Alsatian |
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Bruno Dallansky as Sergeant |
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Ernst Essel as Landlord |
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Gerhard Geisler as Physician |
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Hugo Gottschlich as Mayor |
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Hans-Henning Heers as Constable |
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Michael Janisch as Obergefreiter |
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Walter Jokisch as Attorney Feldmann |
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Wolfgang Kieling as Unteroffizier |
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Hans Kraßnitzer as Gen. Maj. |
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Tom Krinzinger as Farmer |
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Hermann Kutscher as Bishop's Secretary |
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Kurt Ockermüller as Unteroffizier |
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Fritz Schmiedel as Bishop |
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Helmuth Silbergasser as Obergefreiter |
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Walter Starz as Vice Admiral Prosecutor |
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Michael Toost as Police Officer |
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Guido Wieland as Major |
| Directing | Axel Corti | Director |
| Writing | Gorden C. Zahn | Book |
| Editing | Erika Geiger | Editor |
| Art | Gabriel Bauer | Production Design |
| Production | Claus Legal | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred Merheim | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ernst Niesner | Producer |
| Sound | Franz Speckmayer | Sound |
| Production | Werner Murawski | Producer |
| Camera | Walter Kindler | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucia Giebisch | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Kurt Schwarz | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Hellmut Andics | Screenplay |