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This man could have changed history

R 2015 · 114 min · ★ 6.8 · History, Drama

The breathtaking story of a man who nearly would have changed the world. In 1939, when Hitler tricked millions of people at the height of his power, radical Georg Elser — disparaged as an assassin — is one of the greatest resistance fighters.

Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel · Written by Fred Breinersdorfer

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