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Fatherland

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1994 | 106 min | Drama, Thriller, Action, TV Movie, War

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, action fans and history buffs. If you loved Civil War, start here.
The mood
Tense, harrowing.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 46 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

Fictional account of what might have happened if Hitler had won the war. It is now the 1960s and Germany's war crimes have so far been kept a secret. Hitler wants to talk peace with the US president. An American journalist and a German homicide cop stumble into a plot to destroy all evidence of the genocide.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    50% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.3 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 52K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Christopher Menaul

  • Rutger HauerSS-Sturmbannführer Xavier March
  • Miranda RichardsonCharlie Maguire
  • Peter VaughanSS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
  • Michael KitchenSS-Untersturmführer Max Jäger
  • Jean MarshAnna von Hagen
  • John ShrapnelGeneral Globus
  • John WoodvineLuther
  • Bob MasonCoroner Eisler
  • Clive RussellKrebs
  • Neil DudgeonSex Crimes Cop