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John Rabe
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John Rabe

2009-04-02 · 134 min · ★ 7.1

Drama · History · War

A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.

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Directors
Florian Gallenberger
Production companies
EOS Entertainment, Pampa Production, H&V Entertainment, ZDF, Majestic Film, Huayi Brothers Pictures, Atresmedia, RAI Cinema, France 2 Cinéma, Canal+, ORF, Lunaris Film, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Beta Film
Countries
Austria, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, Spain
Status
Released
Budget
USD 20,000,000

Top Cast

Ulrich TukurUlrich TukurJohn Rabe
Dagmar ManzelDagmar ManzelDora Rabe
Steve BuscemiSteve BuscemiDr. Robert Wilson
Daniel BrühlDaniel BrühlDr. Rosen
Zhang JingchuZhang JingchuLangshu
Teruyuki KagawaTeruyuki KagawaPrince Asaka Yasuhiko
Anne ConsignyAnne ConsignyValérie Duprès
Gottfried JohnGottfried JohnDr. Oskar Trautmann
Mathias HerrmannMathias HerrmannWerner Fließ
Tetta SugimotoTetta SugimotoNakajima Kesago
Akira EmotoAkira EmotoMatsui Iwane
Arata IuraArata IuraMajor Ose
Shaun LawtonShaun LawtonRev. John Magee
Christian RodskaChristian RodskaDr. Lewis Smythe
Fang YuFang YuHsianglin Han
Christoph Hagen DittmannChristoph Hagen DittmannChristian Kröger
Hans-Eckart EckhardtHans-Eckart EckhardtBernd Franz
Togo IgawaTogo IgawaFukuda Tokuyasu
Hans-Joachim HeistHans-Joachim HeistHans Scheel
Lin DongfuLin DongfuChiang Kai-Shek

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