The Edelweiss Pirates (2004)
Edelweißpiraten
Overview
Cologne towards the end of the Second World War. The city is in ruins, everyone is afraid, many are dead. It is a time of great inhumanity. Cologne’s young Edelweiss Pirates refuse to submit to the pressure of the Nazi regime. They fight with the Hitler Youth and scrawl anti-war propaganda on walls. Karl is an Edelweiss Pirate; his younger brother, Peter, is in the Hitler Youth movement. The two young men have been alone ever since their mother’s death in a bombing raid; their father is serving at the front, and their older brother, Otto, has been killed in action. Otto’s financée, Cilly, is doing her best to survive the war with her children. Carl is trying to help her.
Where to watch The Edelweiss Pirates
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Cineverse | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
| United Kingdom | — | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
| Canada | Cineverse | — | — |
| South Africa | Filmzie | — | — |
| Germany | YouTube Free | — | — |
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What is The Edelweiss Pirates about?
Cologne towards the end of the Second World War. The city is in ruins, everyone is afraid, many are dead. It is a time of great inhumanity. Cologne’s young Edelweiss Pirates refuse to submit to the pressure of the Nazi regime. They fight with the Hitler Youth and scrawl anti-war propaganda on walls. Karl is an Edelweiss Pirate; his younger brother, Peter, is in the Hitler Youth movement. The two young men have been alone ever since their mother’s death in a bombing raid; their father is serving at the front, and their older brother, Otto, has been killed in action. Otto’s financée, Cilly, is doing her best to survive the war with her children. Carl is trying to help her. The Edelweiss Pirates is a Drama, History, War movie, released on 2004-08-29, runtime 100 minutes.
Is The Edelweiss Pirates worth watching?
TMDB users rate The Edelweiss Pirates 5.4 out of 10 from 18 ratings. Reviews are mixed.
Where can I watch The Edelweiss Pirates?
In the United States, The Edelweiss Pirates is free to watch on Cineverse and can be rented from Amazon Video. The table on this page lists 4 more countries. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Niko von Glasow
Cast
- Bela B. as Hans Steinbrück
- Ivan Stebunov as Karl Ripke
- Simon Taal as Peter Ripke
- Anna Thalbach as Cilly Serve
- Jochen Nickel as Josef Hoegen
- Jan Decleir as Ferdinand Kütter
- Wolfgang Michael as Peter Hüppeler
- Irina Sokolova as Friedel Krämer
- Svetlana Gaytan
- Susanne Bredehöft
- Sergey Bekhterev
- Jean Jülich as Karl Ripke (old)
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