Summary
Through previously undiscovered private letters, photos and diaries that were found in the Himmler family house in 1945, the "The Decent One" exposes a unique and at times uncomfortable access to the life and mind of the merciless "Architect of the Final Solution" Heinrich Himmler.
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- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+7)
Critics 63Audiences 56GoodWatch 53
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9694Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2014
February 9, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryWarLanguage
German
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Austria
Israel
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
10 people
Heinrich HimmlerSelf (archive footage)
Tobias MorettiHeinrich Himmler (voice)
Sophie RoisMarga Himmler (voice)
Lotte LedlHedwig Potthast (voice)
Antonia MorettiGudrun Himmler (voice)
Florentin GrollGehbard Himmler (voice)
Pauline KnofAnna Himmler (voice)- LMLenz MorettiYoung Heinrich Himmler (voice)
Hermann GöringSelf (archive footage)
Ernst RöhmSelf (archive footage)
Directing · 1
- Vanessa Lapa Director, Screenplay, Producer
Writing · 1
- Ori Weisbrod Screenplay
Production · 2
- Felix Breisach Casting
- Hermann Pölking-Eiken Casting
Camera · 1
- Jeremy Portnoi Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Sharon Brook Editor
- Noam Amit Editor
Sound · 5
- Jonathan Sheffer Music
- Daniel Salomon Music
- Tomer Eliav Sound Designer
- Stephen McLaughlin Scoring Mixer, Score Engineer
- Matthias Gohl Music Producer
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