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Conspiracy
from Hbo Home Video
starring Kenneth Branagh, Clare Bullus, Stanley Tucci, Simon Markey, David Glover
directed by Frank Pierson

Features:

• Closed-captioned
• Color
• DVD-Video
• Letterboxed

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Planning of the Holocaust
  This is a spell binding, macabre telling of the planning of the Holocaust by select Nazi's. This is not a pleasant movie but I'm glad someone was willing to tell it.

• Chillingly Intelligent
  This movie is fascinating and brilliant on one hand and incredibly evil on the other. It is the true story of the secret meeting of Nazi officials where the details of the Final Solution are laid out for them. They are amazed to hear of plans for group showers, xylon B gas, and cremation ovens. These men are not monsters exactly, but they must at least appear to support the plan. Their lives and their families' lives depend on it. Kenneth Branagh leads the meeting with an iron fist in a velvet glove. His... more info

• The mundane beginning of the holocaust
  This film takes place in one place only and with a limited set of characters. It revolves around the Wannsee Conference, a meeting held at the highest levels of the German government and the Nazi Party. The conference brings together lawyers, technocrats, military (SS), and bureaucrats who, after being skillfully guided by Reichsprotector Reinhard Heydrich, set the stage for the mass extermination of the Jewish population in Europe. The issue is settled much as a trade treaty or a new public relations... more info

• The blind leading...the vicious
  I'm not certain what I can add that hasn't already been said -- so eloquently -- about this film. After seeing a film with someone, you might be tempted to ask that person, "Did you enjoy the movie?" This isn't a movie to be enjoyed; rather, it is an experience to be remembered and talked about. Needless to say, the acting is superb, as is the script. For me, I take note of what is said non-verbally...
  When Heydrich tells Kritzinger that the Fuhrer will "continue to deny" any planning or intent to... more info

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