---
title: 'Alone in Berlin (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vincent Perez'
released: '2016-02-15'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/alone-in-berlin-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3026488/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Alone in Berlin (2016)

2016 · 103 min · Drama, War, History · Germany, United Kingdom, France


## Synopsis

Alone in Berlin is a 2016 war drama film which was directed by Vincent Pérez and written by Pérez and Achim von Borries. It is based on the 1947 novel Every Man Dies Alone, by Hans Fallada. The novel's characters Otto and Anna Quangel are based on Otto and Elise Hampel. When their son dies in France, the couple start writing postcards to urge people to protest against Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime. The film stars Emma Thompson, Brendan Gleeson, Daniel Brühl, and Mikael Persbrandt. Principal photography began on 27 March 2015 in Berlin. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vincent Perez](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-perez)
- **Screenplay:** [Vincent Perez](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-perez), [Achim von Borries](https://cinepixo.com/people/achim-von-borries), [Bettine von Borries](https://cinepixo.com/people/bettine-von-borries)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alexandre Desplat](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-desplat)
- **Producer:** [Stefan Arndt](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-arndt), [James Schamus](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-schamus), [Paul Trijbits](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-trijbits)
- **Director of Photography:** [Christophe Beaucarne](https://cinepixo.com/people/christophe-beaucarne)
- **Editor:** [François Gédigier](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-gedigier)

## Cast

- [Gisa Flake](https://cinepixo.com/people/gisa-flake)
- [Rafael Gareisen](https://cinepixo.com/people/rafael-gareisen)
- [Christoph Glaubacker](https://cinepixo.com/people/christoph-glaubacker)
- [Daniel Sträßer](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-stra-er)
- [Jürgen Tarrach](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-tarrach)
- [Godehard Giese](https://cinepixo.com/people/godehard-giese)
- [Katharina Schüttler](https://cinepixo.com/people/katharina-schuttler)
- [Brendan Gleeson](https://cinepixo.com/people/brendan-gleeson)
- [Thomas Bestvater](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-bestvater)
- [Louis Hofmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-hofmann)
- [Patrick Hastert](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-hastert)
- [Monique Chaumette](https://cinepixo.com/people/monique-chaumette)
- [Irene Rindje](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-rindje)
- [Emma Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-thompson)
- [Joachim Bißmeier](https://cinepixo.com/people/joachim-bi-meier)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/alone-in-berlin-2016
Film facts: Wikidata (Q19839849); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.