Die Mission (1967)
Die Mission is a 1967 German-language drama movie directed by Ludwig Cremer. It stars Martin Held, Marianne Hoppe and Peter Mosbacher.
Summer 1938: renowned Viennese surgeon Professor von Benda is summoned by Gauleiter Seyss-Inquart to attend the Evian Conference on Jewish refugees. Disguised as a loyal Nazi physician, von Benda’s “mission” is to propose that participating nations purchase German Jews for 250 Reichsmark each, ostensibly saving them from deportation. Over ten days in Evian-les-Bains, von Benda navigates tense negotiations with diplomats and relief workers, confronting the moral abyss behind his government’s plan. As alliances form and falter around him, he watches the fates of refugees - and of Europe itself - unfold without judgment, bearing witness to a tragedy that history cannot forget.
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What is Die Mission about?
Summer 1938: renowned Viennese surgeon Professor von Benda is summoned by Gauleiter Seyss-Inquart to attend the Evian Conference on Jewish refugees. Disguised as a loyal Nazi physician, von Benda’s “mission” is to propose that participating nations purchase German Jews for 250 Reichsmark each, ostensibly saving them from deportation. Over ten days in Evian-les-Bains, von Benda navigates tense negotiations with diplomats and relief workers, confronting the moral abyss behind his government’s plan. As alliances form and falter around him, he watches the fates of refugees - and of Europe itself - unfold without judgment, bearing witness to a tragedy that history cannot forget.
When was Die Mission released?
Die Mission was released on 29 March 1967.
Who made Die Mission?
Die Mission was directed by Ludwig Cremer.
Cast
- Martin Held as Professor Heinrich von Benda
- Marianne Hoppe as Selma Selig
- Peter Mosbacher as Kolumbianischer Minister
- Richard Münch as Seyß-Inquart
- Martin Benrath as Monsignore
- Edith Schultze-Westrum as Frau Steiner
- Karl Walter Diess as Stechlein
- Walo Lüönd as Gestapo-Spitzel
- Ullrich Haupt as Milestone
- Peter Arens as Felix von Benda
- Klaus Herm
- Friedrich G. Beckhaus