The Followers
1985, German. Directed by Eberhard Itzenplitz & Erwin Leiser.
Combining archival footage with dramatized episodes based on real accounts, this film examines everyday life in Nazi Germany through the experiences of ordinary citizens. Directed by Eberhard Itzenplitz and Erwin Leiser, it traces how conformity, opportunism, fear, and routine compromise drew “ordinary” men and women into complicity with the regime, revealing the banality of evil at work in daily life.
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- Released
- 7 June 1985
- Original title
- Die Mitläufer
- Country
- Germany
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Who directed The Followers?
The Followers (1985) was directed by Eberhard Itzenplitz and Erwin Leiser and stars Armin Mueller-Stahl, Gottfried John, Karin Baal.