Rent Walking with the Enemy (2013)
3.1 of 5 from 57 ratings
1h 48min
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- Synopsis:
Inspired by a true story, following the heroic lives of a world leader and a brave young man swept up in the horrors of WWII. As the war reaches its climax, Germany begins to doubt the loyalties of the Hungarian leadership - in particular Regent Horthy (Ben Kingsley). The Regent tries to navigate his country between the growing terror of Nazi Germany and the oppressive threat of communist Russia. He is ultimately faced with ceding power to another political party or accepting the execution of his son. As the crisis unfolds, thousands of his citizens are forced underground or put into ghettos. One of them, a young man named Elek (Jonas Armstrong), is separated from his family and determined to find them. Aided by the woman he loves, Hannah (Hannah Tointon), Elek disguises himself as a Nazi SS officer, only to uncover far more than he set out to achieve. - Actors:
- Jonas Armstrong, Ben Kingsley, Hannah Tointon, Vitalie Bichir, Florin Arhip, David Leon, Flora Spencer-Longhurst, Mark Wells, Michelle Miklosey, Jeffrey C. Hawkins, George Icleanu, Vlad Radescu, Naomi Capron, Avila Schmidt, Ann-Marie Schmidt, Simon Kunz, Gay Hamilton, Charles Hubbell, Jonty Stephens, Andrei Araditz
- Directors:
- Mark Schmidt
- Producers:
- Brian Schmidt, Mark Schmidt, Shaun Schmidt, D. Scott Trawick, Christopher Williams, Randy Williams
- Voiced By:
- Chad Gibbs, Diego Josef, Brooke McCormick, Sunny D. Smith
- Writers:
- Kenny Golde, Richard Lasser, Jack Snyder
- Studio:
- Arrow Films
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Romance
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Reviews (1) of Walking with the Enemy
Exciting, Interesting WWII Movie set in Hungary 1944-5 when Loyalties Changed - Walking with the Enemy review by PV
I enjoyed this - I especially liked the fact it shows Hungary in WWII, a little-known chapter really, including the first portrayal ever that I have seen of their leader Horthy at first dealing with the Nazis and then deposed by them - and the one year rule of the Hungarian fascist Arrow Cross party, a puppet regime of the Nazis really.
Fascinating to see that in what is, at times, a nail-bitingly tense drama.
I did know a great many Hungarian Jews were sent to camps and here we see Adolph Eichmann engaged in deportations (he was later caught and hanged by Israel earlty60s of course, kidnapped from Argentina).
As ever, what happened to various Nazis at the time makes interesting reading at the end - the way some were hanged and some got off. And also many Hungarians then fled the Soviet takeover. Not to mention their 1956 invasion.
The slushy ending is very Hollywood (no spoilers) but still, a decent film. 3.5 stars rounded up.
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