Radegund (film)
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| Directed by | Terrence Malick |
| Written by | Terrence Malick |
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| Cinematography | Jörg Widmer |
| Edited by | Rehman Nizar Ali |
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Radegund is an upcoming drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick, starring August Diehl and Valerie Pachner.
Plot
The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II and is executed by them in 1943.
Cast
- August Diehl as Franz Jägerstätter
- Valerie Pachner as Franziska Jägerstätter
- Michael Nyqvist as Bishop Joseph Fliessen
- Jürgen Prochnow as Major Schlegel
- Matthias Schoenaerts as Herder
- Franz Rogowski as Waldlan
- Tobias Moretti as Ferdinand Fürthauer
- Ulrich Matthes as Lorenz Schwaninger
- Max Mauff as Sterz
- Martin Wuttke as Major Kiel
- Johan Leysen as Ohlendorf
- Maria Simon as Resie
- Sophie Rois as Aunt
- Karl Markovics as Major
- Bruno Ganz as Judge
- Alexander Radszun as Sharp Judge
- Nicholas Reinke as Father Moericke
Production
Development
On June 23, 2016, reports emerged about Radegund, which would depict the life of Austria’s Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector during World War II who was put to death at the age of 36 for undermining military actions, and was later declared a martyr and beatified by the Catholic Church. It was announced that set to play Jägerstätter is August Diehl and Valerie Pachner is to play his wife Franziska Jägerstätter.[1]
Filming
The film was announced to set to begin production in Studio Babelsberg in Potsdam, Germany in the summer of 2016, and will also be shot in other parts of Europe. The casting agency Han & Oldenburg also reported a shoot in Brixen and South Tyrol, located in northern Italy, which was to occur from July 11, 2016 through August 19, 2016.[1]
During the month of August 2016, reports emerged that some scenes of the film were shot in the small Italian mountain village of Sappada.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Terrence Malick Announces Next Film 'Radegund,' Based on the Life of Franz Jägerstätter". The Film Stage. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Trailer For 'The Thin Red Line' Restoration Arrives as Terrence Malick Commences 'Radegund' Shoot". The Film Stage. 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
External links
- Radegund at the Internet Movie Database