The Harmonists (1998)
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 124 mins
Theatrical Release Information:
The Harmonists
Joseph Vilsmaier (Stalingrad and Brother of Sleep) directed this fact-based German musical drama about a popular barbershop sextet in Nazi Germany of the '30s. In 1927, musician Harry Frommermann (Ulrich Noethen), attracted to music-shop assistant Erna (Meret Becker), joins ambitious vocalist Robert Biberti (Ben Becker) in forming a vocal group with arranger Erwin (Kai Wiesinger) and Bulgarian cafe-singer Ari (Max Tidof). As their fame increases, the authorities, who object to the Jews in the group, pressure them to perform National Socialist material. Traveling to New York, they eventually must decide whether to remain in the U.S. or return to Germany. The musical numbers use digitally remastered recordings by the real-life group, and computer graphics were employed to re-create a 1934 concert aboard an aircraft carrier in New York harbor. Barry Manilow's stage musical Harmony is based on this same music group. Shown at the 1998 Berlin Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Harmonists:
Heino Ferch also in The Tunnel , The Seagull's Laughter , Winter Sleepers , Extreme Ops , Downfall
Meret Becker also in The Wicked Wicked West , Munich , The Innocent
Dana Vavrova also in Stalingrad
Noemi Fischer also in Falling
Otto Sander also in Faraway, So Close! , Wings of Desire , The Marquise of O , The Tin Drum , Das Boot
Gunter Lamprecht also in Berlin Alexanderplatz , Martha , Das Boot
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