Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

Theatrical Release Date: 2006 02 17 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 795975108331

Studio: Zeitgeist Films

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:null

Summary: Filmmaker Marc Rothemund utilizes long-buried historical records to reconstruct the last six days in the life of renowned German anti-Nazi activist Sophie Scholl (Julia Jentsch) in an Academy Award-nominated feature that earned star Julia Jentsch a Best Actress award at both the 2005 Lolas and the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival. The year is 1943 and Adolf Hitler's devastating march across Europe has resulted in the formation of the White Rose, an underground resistance movement born in Munich and dedicated to the fall of the Third Reich. Despite being one of the only female members in the White Rose movement, Sophie Scholl's conviction is strong and her will unbreakable. Eventually arrested by the Gestapo for distributing pamphlets on campus alongside her brother Hans, Sophie boldly maintains her ground by calling for freedom and personal responsibility and never once backing down even in the face of certain, inescapable death. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: In Competition – Berlin International Film Festival Best Director – Berlin International Film Festival Best Actress – Berlin International Film Festival Best Foreign Film – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Features: Side One:
Gorgeous 16:9 anamorphic transfer
U.S. theatrical trailer
Optional English subtitles

Side Two:
"The Making of Sophie Scholl": One hour of behind-the-scenes production footage and on-location interviews
Thirteen deleted and alternate scenes
Historical interviews about the real Sophie Scholl and The White Rose, including archival trial footage
Optional English Subtitles

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 11/14/2006

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 117 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) German

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1, Side A -- Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
1. "Sugar" [1:53]
2. The White Rose [7:19]
3. Peaceful Resistance [4:53]
4. Arrested [4:38]
5. Introducing Inspector Mohr [9:59]
6. Child Behind Bars [4:41]
7. Runs in the Family [11:22]
8. False Confession [6:40]
9. It's Me You Want [10:40]
10. Decency, Morals, and God [9:45]
11. Beautiful Sunny Day [10:32]
12. Court for the People [4:35]
13. Taking the Stand [7:02]
14. Final Verdict [7:05]
15. Birth of a Hero [8:07]
16. End Credits [6:24]
Disc #1, Side B -- Sophie Scholl: The Final Days- Special Features
1. The 6th Flyer [:10]
1. Late Night Stranger [3:00]
1. Last Letter [1:17]
1. Searched by Else [2:17]
1. Struggle and Loss [1:02]
1. Remembering Fritz [3:47]
1. Cigarettes and Freedom [1:54]
1. Christoph on Trial [2:02]
1. Hans on Trial [4:52]
1. Sophie on Trial [7:22]
1. Attorney's Defense [5:03]
1. Parents at the Trial [2:08]
1. Thomas Mann SFX [:28]
14. Chapter 14 [1:09]
1. Credits/Scholl's Apartment [3:08]
1. The Drawing Studio [2:53]
1. The University [5:11]
1. City Hall [14:26]
1. Bavaria Studio [13:51]
1. Prison [5:48]
1. Guillotine [9:24]

Cast and Crew: Fred Breinersdorfer  Producer 
Fred Breinersdorfer  Screenwriter 
Marc Rothemund  Director 
Marc Rothemund  Producer 
Reinhold Heil  Composer (Music Score) 
Johnny Klimek  Composer (Music Score) 
Christoph Mueller  Producer 
Sven Burgemeister  Producer 
Julia Jentsch  Actor 
Alexander Held  Actor 
Fabian Hinrichs  Actor 
Johanna Gastdorf  Actor 
André Hennicke  Actor 
Florian Stetter  Actor 
Johannes Suhm  Actor 
Maximilian Brückner  Actor 
Lilli Jung  Actor 
Jörg Hube  Actor 
Petra Kelling  Actor 
Franz Staber  Actor 

Country: Germany