Der letzte Zug

A group of people are imprisoned in a rail car bound from Berlin to a concentration camp in 1945.

Directors:

Joseph Vilsmaier, Dana Vávrová

Writers:

Artur Brauner (story) (as Art Bernd), Stephen Glantz (screenplay)

Stars:

Gedeon Burkhard, Lale Yavas, Lena Beyerling

Storyline

The year is 1943 and the "last of the Jews" are being "evacuated" from Berlin. They are locked in cattle cars with no food and little water. During the trip several of the characters are drawn out and vignettes of their lives are highlighted to restore some humanity to their animal existence aboard the train. The suffering and agony is palpable. Some parts can be watched in double speed as they are just just filler. If you exclude the final theatrical device thrown in at the end, the movie is worth watching for it's historical relevance.

User Reviews

 

Utter Masterpiece

6 January 2017 | by Malcolm Lusby (San Diego California) – See all my reviews

This is a very difficult movie to watch. I had to turn it off more than once to compose myself and remind myself that although this is reality

• I am just watching a movie.

I would recommend this to anyone and part of me feels Europe would fair better if it abolished the laws prohibiting revisionism and made this movie mandatory school viewing instead.

Cannot rate it highly enough. An utterly amazing movie with zero faults.

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