The White Rose [VHS]
by Michael Verhoeven
![The White Rose [VHS]](/images/The-White-Rose-VHS-1585870420-L.jpg)
Our Price: $56.04
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Category: VHS Video
See more movie releases
Buy this VHS video movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
Product details
Actor: Lena Stolze, Oliver Siebert, Ulrich Tukur, Werner Stocker, Wulf KesslerDirector: Michael Verhoeven
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: German (Original Language), Analog
Format: Collector's Edition, Color, NTSC, Subtitled
Running Time: 123 minutes
Release Date: 1999-08-01
VHS Movie Reviews of The White Rose [VHS]
Movie Review: Beyond the Myth of Resistance
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the current "hot topics" regarding the Third Reich IN GERMANY is the issue of resistance to Hitler--where did it exist, what were the consequences. The film "The White Rose" (also available in German on DVD) is an excellent film from 1982--a period when German films first began to deal with the "reality" of the Reich, experiences of the war, in a more realistic manner than the films of the 1950s such as "Letters from Stalingrad". I refer to such German films as "Das Boot" (1981)(released in the U.S.), and "The Wannsee Conference" (1985).
This film documents the Weisse Rose--a student group in Munich that was shut down by the Gestapo shortly after "news from the front" in the form of students who actually witnessed war crimes such as the massacre of prisoners began to filter through the curtain of propaganda. The courage of these students, the idealism of youth, the evil of the state are well represented here. The characters are well portrayed (with photos of the actual participants at the beginning of the film) and acted. This film is one of the best arguments that reality is much more awesome than fiction--and predates by many years the exhibition of the 1990s which sparked great controversy by revealing the role of the Wehrmacht (the military, and das Heer, the Army) in crimes against humanity through killing of Jews by the Einsatzgruppen in Poland and on the Eastern Front).
In this film we see young men in Army and Air Force (Luftwaffe) uniforms who come back to school in Munich, or on Urlaub (vacation or leave) from the Eastern front who have actually seen these crimes--prompting the main female involved to risk her life (she is ultimately sentenced to death by guillotine) to risk all in furthering the expansion of the resistance group to other cities.
I highly recommend this film to anyone interested in World War II as a partial answer to the question: "Did German citizens know what horror their government was perpetrating on innocent human beings in their name?" The answer is yes. This film is highly relevant to hard questions asked by the Vietnam generation and what will become the "War in Iraq" generation.
Movie Review: I just viewed this again after not seeing it for years
Summary: 5 Stars
OUTSTANDING DRAMA, This is perfection... Had this movie been
made in the usa it would have won many academy awards, including
best picture. Outstanding actors.I recommend everyone to see this movie .This movie did win a German Award compared to the
academy awards in the usa.
Movie Review: A great true story, and a fairly good movie depiction
Summary: 4 Stars
The story of the White Rose (Die Weisse Rose) is one that is both inspirational and tragic. Comprised primarily of medical students at the University in Munich in 1942-1943, these people were some of the few that refused to bow under to Hitler's will - and for this, they paid with their lives.
This movie depiction basically shows actions of the group from the time that Sophie Scholl arrives in Munich until the time of her execution along with her brother Hans, and their friend Christoph Probst. The film does a fairly good job of portraying the group, though there are obvious
Movie Review: Biased?
Summary: 4 Stars
I am doing a large project on the White Rose, and I thought I would iform you that this movie, although mainly accurate, also is partially biased. The movie conveys Sophie as receiving civil, almost courteous treatment from the German officers while in prison. While they didn't abuse or harm her, she was not treated nicely. They are said to have had some respect for her and her brother as people because of their streingth, but in no way were they sympathetic for them. They killed them, remember. They escorted them to the guillotine. The movie is mostly accurate, though. Don't get me wrong. Thanks.
Movie Review: Let Us Remember
Summary: 5 Stars
What can I say? I have viewed this film hundreds of times. And each time the ending brings a rush of pride to my soul and a tear to my heart. This accurate tale of Sophie Scholl and her cohorts is a celebration of the human spirit. It is a 1940's "Testament of Youth." The director and writer should be proud. For those who know little of German resistance, this is the place to start. I have been to their graves. They are interred in Alte Perlach Cemetary in Munich, Germany. Not Perlach Cemetary. Go to Alte Perlach.
Summary of The White Rose [VHS]
The beautiful Lena Stolze stars in this acclaimed feature based on the true story of five German students and their professor who formed a secret society dedicated to protesting the Nazi regime. Known collectively as the "White Rose", the Munich-based group distributed anti-Hitler literature in a resistance effort which cost them their lives. Initially, the German government refused to allow the film to be shown abroad due to an epilogue which pointedly observed that the legal judgment condemning the White Rose society had never been rescinded. Ultimately, the political controversy surrounding Verhoeven's film directly caused the German government to officially invalidate the Nazi "People's Court" system that sentenced the group to death.German Video
Video Genres
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Movies most talked about in German Video
![Runaway Bride [VHS] Image](/images/Runaway-Bride-VHS-B00004UAH7-X.jpg){kind=small}
Runaway Bride [VHS]VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $5.95
![Matilda [VHS] Image](/images/noimg.gif)
Matilda [VHS]VHS Tape; VHS Video
![Stalingrad [VHS] Image](/images/Stalingrad-VHS-6304287305-X.jpg){kind=small}
Stalingrad [VHS]Fox Lorber; Release date: 1997-11-11; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $9.98
Price in other shops:
![Teen Wolf [VHS] Image](/images/Teen-Wolf-VHS-B00004RKQO-X.jpg){kind=small}
Teen Wolf [VHS]VHS Tape; VHS Video
![Black Cat White Cat [VHS] Image](/images/Black-Cat-White-Cat-VHS-B00003UC5N-X.jpg){kind=small}
Black Cat White Cat [VHS]Polygram USA Video; Release date: 2000-07-18; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $68.99
![The Mystery of Kaspar Hauser [VHS] Image](/images/The-Mystery-of-Kaspar-Hauser-VHS-6302993164-X.jpg){kind=small}
The Mystery of Kaspar Hauser [VHS]New Yorker Video; Release date: 1998-01-01; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $22.00
Price in other shops:
![Building Strength with Susan Powter [VHS] Image](/images/Building-Strength-with-Susan-Powter-VHS-6303042473-X.jpg){kind=small}
Building Strength with Susan Powter [VHS]Atlantic / Wea; Release date: 1994-04-06; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $4.25
Price in other shops:
![10,000 Maniacs - MTV Unplugged [VHS] Image](/images/10-000-Maniacs-MTV-Unplugged-VHS-6303191347-X.jpg){kind=small}
10,000 Maniacs - MTV Unplugged [VHS]Elektra / Wea; Release date: 1994-07-19; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $83.55
![The Promise [VHS] Image](/images/The-Promise-VHS-6303945678-X.jpg){kind=small}
The Promise [VHS]New Line Home Video; Release date: 1998-01-13; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Price in other shops:
![Jane Fonda's Yoga Exercise Workout [VHS] Image](/images/Jane-Fonda-Yoga-Exercise-Workout-VHS-630299988X-X.jpg){kind=small}
Jane Fonda's Yoga Exercise Workout [VHS]Warnervision; Release date: 1994-02-02; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $19.25
Similar Video, DVDs, Audio CDs
Joyeux Noel (Widescreen)Sony; Release date: 2006-11-14; DVD
Best price: $5.88
Price in other shops:
Every Man Dies Aloneby Hans Fallada
Melville House; Published: 2009-01-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $16.72
Price in other shops:
Little Man, What Now?by Hans Fallada
Melville House; Published: 2009-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.25
Price in other shops:
That Book Womanby Heather Henson
Atheneum; Published: 2008-10-07; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $10.26
Price in other shops:
The White Rose: Munich, 1942-1943by Inge Scholl
Wesleyan; Published: 1983-06-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.27
Price in other shops:
Hans and Sophie Scholl: German Resisters of the White Rose (Holocaust Biographies (Nonfiction))by Toby Axelrod
Saddleback Educational Publishing, Inc.; Published: 2002-08; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.89
Price in other shops:
ConspiracyHBO HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2002-03-26; DVD
Best price: $4.19
Price in other shops:
Sophie Scholl and the White Roseby Jud Newborn, Annette Dumbach
Oneworld Publications; Published: 2007-06-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.25
Price in other shops:
RosenstrasseSony; Release date: 2005-01-18; DVD
Best price: $2.79
Price in other shops:
Sophie Scholl - The Final DaysRelease date: 2006-11-14; DVD
Best price: $17.39
Price in other shops: