📜 Overview:
“Death is my Trade” centers on the life of Rudolph Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz II-Birkenau for the majority of its existence. The main character's name in the film is Franz Lang. This name change was deliberate to ensure that the character is not automatically viewed as being some sort of villain or demon. Franz is an average German kid growing up during World War I. The film follows Franz as he grows up and becomes a hard, efficient, organized worker who eventually joins the National Socialist party in Germany. Impressionable young Franz takes orders as one of the utmost points of honor and duty, so when he is eventually asked by Heinrich Himmler to become commandant of the largest extermination camp built during WWII he barely hesitates to consider how heavy such a burden will be.
🌏 Languages Available:
German
📆 Date Released:
1977-11-18
⌚ Running Time:
145 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
7.1
Beloved Cast
Franz Lang als Erwachsener
Götz George
Franz Lang als Jugendlicher
Kai Taschner
Else
Elisabeth Schwarz
Heinrich Himmler
Hans Korte
Oberst von Jeseritz
Kurt Hübner
Sturmbannführer Kellner
Matthias Fuchs
Hauptmann Günther
Sigurd Fitzek
Schrader
Peter Franke
Obersturmbannführer Eichmann
Walter Czaschke
Obersturmführer
Werner Schwuchow
Ordonnanz Setzler
Claus-Dieter Reents
Arbeiter Erich
Werner Eichhorn
Arbeiter Henckel
Peter Moland
Karl
Peter Petran
Magd
Brigitte Janner
Landarbeiter
Klaus Münster
Georg
Josef Quadflieg
Krankenschwester
Elisabeth Stepanek
Unteroffizier
Yaak Karsunke
Arbeiter Siebert
Wilfried Elste
Franz Langs Mutter
Evelyn Matzura
Soldat Schmitz
Hermann Günther
Leutnant im Freikorps
Dietrich Kerky
SA-Mann Freddie
Claus Enskat
US-Oberstleutnant
Hans Schulze
Geschäftsführer
Claus Fuchs