Reunion
Two young boys from very different backgrounds become friends in 1933 Stuttgart. However, they don't realize how different they are until much later as one is the son of a well-to-do Jewish doctor and the other the son of a German aristocrat. After that summer and the election of Hitler, things change as anti-semitism gains fervor. After the core of the film deals with that era, the film flashes to the present and the Jewish man now returns to his boyhood home and seeks his old friend with some surprises.
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Released
- 1989
Details
Release year: 1989
Storyline
Two young boys from very different backgrounds become friends in 1933 Stuttgart. However, they don't realize how different they are until much later as one is the son of a well-to-do Jewish doctor and the other the son of a German aristocrat. After that summer and the election of Hitler, things change as anti-semitism gains fervor. After the core of the film deals with that era, the film flashes to the present and the Jewish man now returns to his boyhood home and seeks his old friend with some surprises.
Top credits
- Jason Robards — Henry Strauss
- Christien Anholt — Hans Strauss, as a young man
- Samuel West — Count Konradin von Lohenburg
- Françoise Fabian — Countess von Lohenburg