Amen. (2002)

Two Men, Two Worlds, One Cause.

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Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is appalled to discover that a poison gas he helped discover is being used to kill Jews. Driven by his conscience to alert the rest of the world, Gerstein teams up with a young Jesuit priest, Riccardo Fontana, but their protestations fall on deaf ears in the Vatican.

Release Date: February 27, 2002
Runtime: 2h 12m
Rating: 7.0/10 (374 votes)

Director: Costa-Gavras

Cast: Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz, Ulrich Mühe, Michel Duchaussoy, Marcel Iureș, Ion Caramitru, Friedrich von Thun, Antje Schmidt

Production: Katharina, Renn Productions, KC Medien, TF1 Films Production

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Full Cast (109 people)

Ulrich Tukur as Kurt Gerstein
Mathieu Kassovitz as Riccardo Fontana
Ulrich Mühe as The Doctor
Michel Duchaussoy as Thr Cardinal
Marcel Iureș as The Pope
Ion Caramitru as Count Fontana
Friedrich von Thun as Gerstein's Father
Antje Schmidt as Mrs. Gerstein
Günther Maria Halmer as Pastor Dibelius
Hanns Zischler as Grawitz
Sebastian Koch as Höss
Monica Bleibtreu as Mrs. Hinze
Justus von Dohnányi as Baron von Otter
Pierre Franckh as Pastor Wehr
August Zirner as von Weizsäcker
Susanne Lothar as Alexandra Baltz
Michael Mendl as Monsignore Hudal
Nina Proll as Helga
Richard Durden as Ambassador Taylor
Angus MacInnes as Tittman
Erich Hallhuber as von Rutta
Burkhard Heyl as Director
Bernd Fischerauer as Bishop von Galen
Horațiu Mălăele as Fritsche
Ovidiu Cuncea as Stephan Lux
Markus Hering as Karl
Alex Geringas as Helmut Franz
Theodor Danetti as Old Cardinal
Radu Bânzaru as Armin Peters
Konstantin Aleksandrov as Nonce

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Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Two Men, Two Worlds, One Cause.

Amen.

Amen.

Two Men, Two Worlds, One Cause.

132 min

Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is appalled to discover that a poison gas he helped discover is being used to kill Jews. Driven by his conscience to alert the rest of the world, Gerstein teams up with a young Jesuit priest, Riccardo Fontana, but their protestations fall on deaf ears in the Vatican.

Two Men, Two Worlds, One Cause.

132 min

Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is appalled to discover that a poison gas he helped discover is being used to kill Jews. Driven by his conscience to alert the rest of the world, Gerstein teams up with a young Jesuit priest, Riccardo Fontana, but their protestations fall on deaf ears in the Vatican.

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Original LanguageFrench

Release Date2/27/2002

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Renn Productions

TF1 Films Production

Keywords

vatican (holy see)

concentration camp

ss (nazi schutzstaffel)

holocaust (shoah)

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Cast

Ulrich Tukur

as Kurt Gerstein

Mathieu Kassovitz

as Riccardo Fontana

Ulrich Mühe

as The Doctor

Michel Duchaussoy

as Thr Cardinal

Marcel Iureș

as The Pope

Ion Caramitru

as Count Fontana

Friedrich von Thun

as Gerstein's Father

Antje Schmidt

as Mrs. Gerstein

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Amen. about?▾

Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is appalled to discover that a poison gas he helped discover is being used to kill Jews. Driven by his conscience to alert the rest…

How long is Amen.?▾

2h 12m

When was Amen. released?▾

February 27, 2002

Who directed Amen.?▾

Costa-Gavras

Who stars in Amen.?▾

Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz, Ulrich Mühe

What genre is Amen.?▾

Drama, History

What is Amen. rated?▾

NR

Is Amen. available to stream?▾

Yes, on Cohen Media Amazon Channel