The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Film / 2002
Amen.
Directed by
Costa-Gavras
Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is appalled to discover that a poison gas he helped discover is being used to kill Jews. Driven by his conscience to alert the rest of the world, Gerstein teams up with a young Jesuit priest, Riccardo Fontana, but their protestations fall on deaf ears in the Vatican.
The story
Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is appalled to discover that a poison gas he helped discover is being used to kill Jews. Driven by his conscience to alert the rest of the world, Gerstein teams up with a young Jesuit priest, Riccardo Fontana, but their protestations fall on deaf ears in the Vatican.
Cast
Ulrich TukurKurt Gerstein
Mathieu KassovitzRiccardo Fontana
Ulrich MüheThe Doctor
Michel DuchaussoyThr Cardinal
Marcel IureșThe Pope
Ion CaramitruCount Fontana
Friedrich von ThunGerstein's Father
Antje SchmidtMrs. Gerstein
Günther Maria HalmerPastor Dibelius
Hanns ZischlerGrawitz
Sebastian KochHöss
Monica BleibtreuMrs. Hinze
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Justus von DohnányiBaron von Otter
Pierre FranckhPastor Wehr
August Zirnervon Weizsäcker
Susanne LotharAlexandra Baltz
Michael MendlMonsignore Hudal
Nina ProllHelga
Richard DurdenAmbassador Taylor
Angus MacInnesTittman
Erich Hallhubervon Rutta
Burkhard HeylDirector
Bernd FischerauerBishop von Galen
Horațiu MălăeleFritsche
Ovidiu CunceaStephan Lux
Markus HeringKarl
Alex GeringasHelmut Franz
Theodor DanettiOld Cardinal
Radu BânzaruArmin Peters
Konstantin AleksandrovNonce
Heinz Gerhard LückOld Monk
Marina BertiLa Principessa
Niels HansenPastor Rebling
Matthias KoeberlinDecorated Officer
Marin MoraruPhotographer
Hinnerk SchönemannChess Player
Ion HaiducControler
Maria RotaruNun
Dorina ChiriacBerthe Gerstein
Cornelia PavloviciBerthe's Mother
Cornel CiupercescuBerthe's Father
Robinson ReichelSS Officer In Rome
Lilly TukurAdelheid Gerstein
Charles BrianArnulf Gerstein
Sophie PareaBaby Gerstein
Laurentiu CizmasYoung Son Gerstein
George IvașcuTailor
Ion PavlescuMonsignore Kaas
Constantin CotimanisPruffer
Valentin TeodosiuHirt
Rodica LazărRachel
Stefania ZamfirescuGudrun
Doru BadiuGerhard
Andreea MacelaruIngrid
Rudy RosenfeldMoshe
Costin AnghelBarcia Trelles
Alexandru RepanFirst Cardinal
Ion SiminieMajordome
Sandu Mihai GruiaCook
Florin KevorkianStenographer Priest
Valeriu CrisanFritz
Cristian IeremiaPriest
Natașa RaabBlond Lady At Fontana's
Andriana AndronacheWoman at the Church
Andrei FintiParish Priest #1
Andrei BonceaParish Priest #2
Zoltan ButucPriest #1
Laurentiu BobalcaPriest #2
Nicolae CălugărițaNation Society President
Karina BobeWoman #1
Cici CaramanWoman #2
Lucia MaierWoman #3
Christine GeorgescuOld Woman
Andrei DubanCamp Officer
Andrei GheorgheFrench Officer
Bogdan UritescuFrench Sergeant
Fred WessonAmerican Officer
Cornel VulpeSwedish Guard
Petre MoraruProsecutor
Mihai NiculescuCivilian #1
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