13 Minutes Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Sep. 10, 2017

13 Minutes

Release Date: Friday, March 17, 2017 Limited

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel

Starring: Christian Friedel • Katharina Schüttler • Burghart Klaußner • Johann von Bülow

N/A Drama 1 hr, 53 m

1 / 5.0

66% WILL SEE 34% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: During Hitler's anniversary speech on November 8, 1939, a man is arrested on the Swiss border for possession of suspicious objects. Just minutes later, a bomb explodes in the Munich Bürgerbräukeller, immediately behind the Führer's lectern, killing eight people.The man is Georg Elser (Christian Friedel), a carpenter from Königsbronn in the Swabia region.When a map of the site of the assault and detonators are found on him, he is sent to the head of the Criminal Police in the Reichssicherheitshauptamt,Arthur Nebe (Burghart Klaussner) and the head of the Gestapo, Heinrich Müller (Johann von Bülow) to be questioned. From them, Elser learns that his attempt has failed – that the man he wanted to kill in order to stop the bloodshed of the World War that had just begun, has left the Bürgerbräukeller 13 MINUTES before the explosion.

Drama

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Who stars in 13 Minutes – Cast List

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Christian Friedel
The Zone of Interest
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Katharina Schüttler
Lassie: A New Adventure, The King’s Choice
B
Burghart Klaußner
The People vs. Fritz Bauer, The Edukators
J
Johann von Bülow

Who is making 13 Minutes – Crew List

A look at 13 Minutes behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Oliver Hirschbiegel last helmed Diana and Five Minutes of Heaven.

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Screenwriter: Fred Breinersdorfer

Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the 13 Minutes

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2016

Completed

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: 1 hr, 53 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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13 Minutes

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13 Minutes Release Date: When was the film released?

13 Minutes was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, March 17 , 2017. There were 12 12 other movies released on the same date, including Beauty and the Beast, All Nighter and Song to Song. As a limited release, 13 Minutes was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.