Poster for the movie Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace

Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace

2000 • 88 minutes
Drama

The story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German clergyman of great distinction, who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis. His convictions cost him his life. What is a moral person to do in a time of savage immorality? That question tormented Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German clergyman of great distinction who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis. His convictions cost him his life. The Nazis hanged him on April 9, 1945, less than a month before the end of the war. Bonhoeffer's last years, his participation in the German resistance and his moral struggle are dramatized in this film. More than just a biographical portrait, Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace sheds light on the little-known efforts of the German resistance. It brings to a wide audience the heroic rebellion of Bonhoeffer, a highly regarded Lutheran minister who could have kept his peace and saved his life on several occasions but instead paid the ultimate price for his beliefs.

Picture of Ulrich Tukur

Ulrich Tukur

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Picture of Johanna Klante

Johanna Klante

Maria von Wedemeyer

Picture of Tatjana Blacher

Tatjana Blacher

Christel von Dohnanyi

Picture of Ulrich Noethen

Ulrich Noethen

Hans von Dohnanyi

Picture of Susanne Lothar

Susanne Lothar

Sabine Leibholz

Picture of Dominique Horwitz

Dominique Horwitz

Gerhard Leibholz

Picture of Justus von Dohnányi

Justus von Dohnányi

Eberhard Bethge

Picture of Rosemarie Fendel

Rosemarie Fendel

Ruth von Kleist-Retzow

Picture of Dieter Kirchlechner

Dieter Kirchlechner

Josef Müller

Picture of Christian Doermer

Christian Doermer

General Hans Oster

Picture of Ulli Philipp

Ulli Philipp

Charlotte Friedenthal