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Rotation

7.119501h 19mMovieDrama

The mechanic Behnke wants to join the Nazi party to secure a good living. However, after his Jewish neighbors have been taken away, he changes his views. Trying to remain "a non-political man," he withdraws from reality and becomes a Nazis laborer.

DirectorWolfgang Staudte
WritersFritz Staudte·Erwin Klein

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Cast · Directed by Wolfgang Staudte

PEPaul Esser
Paul Esser
Hans Behnke
RKReinhard Kolldehoff
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Rudi Wille
WPWerner Peters
Werner Peters
Udo Schulze
BKBrigitte Krause
Brigitte Krause
Inge
IKIrene Korb
Irene Korb
Charlotte Blank Behnke
RBReinhold Bernt
Reinhold Bernt
Kurt Blank
KD
Karl-Heinz Deickert
Hellmuth Behnke
SA
Siegfried Andrich
SS-Mann
VS
Valeska Stock
Hebamme
TV
Theodor Vogeler
SD-Mann
AJ
Albert Johannes
Personalchef "VB"
WT
Walter Tarrach

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Rotation is streaming on Kanopy in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

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