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John Rabe

Play trailer Poster for John Rabe 2010,  2h 14m,  Biography/ History/ Drama/ War Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 75% 36 Reviews Tomatometer 74% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
75% Tomatometer 36 Reviews 74% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
A German businessman opens his company gates and saves thousands of Chinese civilians from Japanese invaders during the 1937 Nanking Massacre.
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Critics Consensus

Though it strays into predictable melodrama, John Rabe is worth watching for the light it shines on a neglected corner of Chinese history.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Aug 10, 2022
...rather stodgy but still affecting historical drama... Go to Full Review
Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post Sep 17, 2010
3/4
It is a tale of a true hero, even if in its minor details it's less than entirely true. For a movie with ambitions as big as "John Rabe," that doesn't just make it good. That makes it epic. Go to Full Review
Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor Jun 18, 2010
B
Thanks to Tukur, what we get here is still something: a stunning portrait of a good man caught in a widening inferno. Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Oct 11, 2022
This is a factual biography without hagiographic anointing. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Ard Vijn ScreenAnarchy Jan 15, 2020
Given the subject matter of "John Rabe" I expected a bit more than a typical Milos Forman-esque preaching biopic. Go to Full Review
Laura Hiros Rincón de cine Mar 21, 2018
4/5
An impressive film, with a careful and emotive story... [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Han S Mar 12, 2019 John Rabe, The Good Nazi of Nanking.
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Florian Gallenberger

Director

Ulrich Tukur

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Daniel Brühl

Dr. Georg Rosen

Steve Buscemi

Dr. Robert Wilson

Anne Consigny

Valérie Duprès

Jingchu Zhang

Langshu

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Synopsis A German businessman opens his company gates and saves thousands of Chinese civilians from Japanese invaders during the 1937 Nanking Massacre.
Director
Florian Gallenberger
Producer
Benjamin Herrmann, Mischa Hofmann, Jan Mojto
Screenwriter
Florian Gallenberger
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
Huayi Brothers & Taihe Film Investment, Pampa Production, EOS Entertainment, Majestic Filmproduktion, ZDF, H&V Entertainment
Genre
Biography, History, Drama, War
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
May 21, 2010, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 17, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$67.3K
Runtime
2h 14m
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