Invincible


2h 13m 2001

Brief Synopsis

Zishe Breitbart is a Jewish blacksmith's son from Poland who becomes a sensation in Weimar Berlin as a mythical strongman. His employer, Hanussen, dreams of establishing an all-powerful Ministry of the Occult in Hitler's government. As Hitler's hold on power grows daily and Berlin erupts in a fermen

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
War
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Arte; Bundesministerium Fur Kultur Und Medien; Film und Medienstiftung NRW; Filmfour; Filmfour International; Fine Line Features; Tatfilm Gmbh
Distribution Company
FINE LINE/FINE LINE FEATURES; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Films; Diaphana Productions; Fine Line Features; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Location
Rhine Westphalia, Germany; Netherlands; Lithuania

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 13m

Synopsis

Zishe Breitbart is a Jewish blacksmith's son from Poland who becomes a sensation in Weimar Berlin as a mythical strongman. His employer, Hanussen, dreams of establishing an all-powerful Ministry of the Occult in Hitler's government. As Hitler's hold on power grows daily and Berlin erupts in a ferment of anti-Semitism, Zishe, plagued by nightmares, takes counsel from a local rabbi and convinces himself that he has been chosen by God to warn his people of the grave danger they are in.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
War
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Arte; Bundesministerium Fur Kultur Und Medien; Film und Medienstiftung NRW; Filmfour; Filmfour International; Fine Line Features; Tatfilm Gmbh
Distribution Company
FINE LINE/FINE LINE FEATURES; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Films; Diaphana Productions; Fine Line Features; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Location
Rhine Westphalia, Germany; Netherlands; Lithuania

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 13m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2001

Released in United States Fall September 20, 2002

Released in United States on Video June 3, 2003

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Cinema of the Present - in competition) August 29 - September 8, 2001.

Based on the true story of Zishe Breitbart.

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Cinema of the Present - in competition) August 29 - September 8, 2001.)

Released in United States on Video June 3, 2003

Released in United States Fall September 20, 2002