Alone in Berlin (film)

Alone in Berlin
Alone in Berlin
	French release poster
Directed by	Vincent Pérez
Written by	Vincent Pérez; Achim von Borries; Bettine von Borries;
Based on	Every Man Dies Alone; by Hans Fallada
Produced by	Stefan Arndt; Uwe Schott; Marco Pacchioni; Christian Grass; Paul Trijbits; James Schamus;
Starring	Emma Thompson; Brendan Gleeson; Daniel Brühl; Mikael Persbrandt;
Cinematography	Christophe Beaucarne
Edited by	François Gédigier
Music by	Alexandre Desplat
Production; companies	X-Filme Creative Pool; Master Movies; Filmwave; Pathé; Buffalo Films; Alone in Berlin Ltd.; WS Film; Lipsync Productions; Canal+;
Distributed by	X-Verleih (Germany; through Warner Bros. Pictures); Pathé Distribution (France); Altitude Film Distribution (United Kingdom);
Release dates	15 February 2016 (Berlin); 8 September 2016 (Germany); 23 November 2016 (France); 10 March 2017 (United Kingdom);
Running time	103 minutes
Countries	Germany; France; United Kingdom;
Language	English

Alone in Berlin is a 2016 war drama film which was directed by Vincent Pérez and written by Pérez and Achim von Borries. It is based on the 1947 novel Every Man Dies Alone, by Hans Fallada. The novel's characters Otto and Anna Quangel are based on Otto and Elise Hampel. When their son dies in France, the couple start writing postcards to urge people to protest against Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime. The film stars Emma Thompson, Brendan Gleeson, Daniel Brühl, and Mikael Persbrandt. Principal photography began on 27 March 2015 in Berlin. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.^[2]

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