

It Happened on July 20th
1955, German. Directed by G.W. Pabst.
A dramatic reconstruction of the July 1944 attempt by German Army Officers to assassinate Hitler with a bomb and end the war before Germany was totally destroyed.
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- G.W. PabstDirector
- Bernhard WickiOberst Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg
- Karl Ludwig DiehlGeneraloberst a. D. Ludwig Beck
- Carl WeryGeneraloberst Friedrich Fromm
- Erik FreyGeneral Friedrich Olbricht
- Albert HehnMajor Otto Ernst Remer
- Til KiweOberleutnant Werner von Haeften
- Jochen HauerGeneralfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel
- Siegfried LowitzMalte Jaeger
- Kurt MeiselSS-Obergruppenführer
- Hans Baur3. General
- Ernst Fritz Fürbringer1. General
- Lina CarstensFrau des Küsters
Details
- Released
- 18 June 1955
- Original title
- Es geschah am 20. Juli
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Werner P. Zibaso, Gustav Machatý
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How long is It Happened on July 20th?
It Happened on July 20th runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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Which OTT platform is It Happened on July 20th on?
It Happened on July 20th isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 June 1955. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like It Happened on July 20th?
If you liked It Happened on July 20th, try The Scarlet and the Black, Hitler: The Last Ten Days, The Boy in the Woods.
Who directed It Happened on July 20th?
It Happened on July 20th (1955) was directed by G.W. Pabst and stars Bernhard Wicki, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Carl Wery.