It Happened on July 20th

It Happened on July 20th

1955 · 75 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, War, History

A dramatic reconstruction of the July 1944 attempt by German Army Officers to assassinate Hitler with a bomb and end the war before Germany was totally destroyed.

Directed by G.W. Pabst · Written by Gustav Machatý

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