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The Refusal(1973)
Status: Released
Date: 1973-01-01
70%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 34m
Overview:
The story of the last days of Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter (1907-43), who was executed by the Nazi regime because of his refusal to compromise with a perverse system.
Languages: German.
Countries:
Germany,
Austria
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Refusal
Top 10 Billed Cast
Kurt Weinzierl
Franz Jägerstätter
Julia Gschnitzer
Franziska Jägerstätter
Claude Bertrand
Alsatian
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The story of the last days of Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter (1907-43), who was executed by the Nazi regime because of his refusal to compromise with a perverse system.
Release Date
1973-01-01
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