Conspiracy
Conspiracy
| 19 May 2001 (USA)
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At the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" can be best implemented.

Reviews
Jeanskynebu the audience applauded
SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie
Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews
AutCuddly Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,
robertemerald This is engaging and illuminating, a look into the mind of evil. Brilliant cast and none let the show down. Neither did the script. I took a point off because Kenneth Branagh was not a good photo fit for the infamous Reinhard Heydrich.Highly recommended for anyone seeking to understand World War II.
robert-259-28954 This is an important film, if only because of its extremely rare subject matter, the single meeting leading to the extermination of all the Jews of Europe. I was completely unaware of such a secret meeting, held in Berlin without even the physical presence of Hitler himself. This powerful film belongs to its central star, Kenneth Branagh, who commands the proceedings with the actual gravitas of a true Nazi general. In a word, his performance was both simultaneously charming, and pathologically serious, all in one, irresistible package. He was riveting. Although the role of Adolf Eichman, portrayed by a solid Stanley Tucci (particularly in one memorable speech) was effective, alas, most all of the supporting cast of movie Nazis (all English performers, as always), they were all there, clearly, to support Branagh's standout performance and character.
harrysloman-82992 This historical documentary film portrays the Wansee conference on the outskirts of Berlin on a snowy day in winter 1942. The conference is held in a large manor house on the outskirts of a lake just outside Berlin. In this conference the fate of every Jew in Europe was discussed by a number of high ranking Nazis. In some ways this group of men are responsible for every holocaust death in Europe. The film makes you ask yourself a number of question such as how can these people sit here and talk about the fate of these Jews as if they are not humans. The men sit around and have jokes about how will be dealt with be it sterilization or execution. They seem to show no remorse for the actions they are planning to take out. The film gives us an insight into how the Nazis acted and how they could commit such atrocities. Kenneth Branaugh delivers an excellent performance as Heydrich, the head of the table at the meeting. He threatens people with a smile on his face, and shows no remorse while speaking of killing thousands of people. Stanley Tucci is also great as Eichmann, who set up the entire meeting, from the venue to the food to the topics. The way he counts the number of Jews that can be exterminated in a a given period of time is creepy. The cast also includes great turns by Colin Firth, a lawyer and professor who thinks the systematic slaughter of the Jews is bad for Germany's future, and Ian McNiece, who plays a hateful and witty official. Over all the film is interesting and keeps you entertained throughout, however it also leaves a message in your head asking yourself how this conversation could have really happened in real life and how these people could show so little remorse or responsibility for these actions which affected the world forever.
Darcy Buckner Overall I think that Conspiracy is a well made and moderately accurate film. It really helped when watching it for my studies and gave me a clearer understanding to the opinion and plans of the SS and gave me another point to argue with with evaluating the Holocaust for history. I feel as though the actors were perfect for their roles and they were made to clearly show the story from a different point of view. Also I found the movie to be very detailed and interesting, which was helpful in my understanding of what the SS had to do with the whole idea. As well as the content being very enthusiastic and impressive, I think this is a clever film by showing a side other than that of Hitler's, and it is key to the plans and intentions of the whole Nazi party. In contrast, I do agree that it was not historically accurate or perfect as some scenes tended to be exaggerated and wrong in some ways. But I suppose to make a good film, there needs to be some parts added to the original story to make people want to watch it.By doing this, the producer is also getting people to think about those scenes and question what could have actually happened for themselves and ask questions about what happened in-between the meetings and conferences. However, this didn't stop me enjoying the movie and watching it very carefully and I still feel as though I took away a lot from it. I would also recommend other people watching it as I do believe it is a good watch.