Summary
Comedian Harmonists tells the story of a famous, German male sextet, five vocals and piano, the "Comedian Harmonists", from the day they meet first in 1927 to the day in 1934, when they become banned by the upcoming Nazis, because three of them are Jewish.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 81Audiences 80GoodWatch 78
Tomatometer81%
Audience score87%
IMDb7.2
Running time
2 h 6 min
Longer than most music movies, +20 min on the typical 106
typical 106126Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries
Released
1997
December 25, 1997
29 years ago
Genres
MusicDramaLanguage
German
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishSpanishMade in
- Austria
- Germany
Directing · 1
- Joseph Vilsmaier Director, Executive Producer, Director of Photography
Writing · 3
- Klaus Richter Writer
- Jürgen Egger Writer
- Jürgen Büscher Story
Production · 4
- Peter Sterr Executive Producer
- Danny Krausz Producer
- Reinhard Klooss Producer
- Hanno Huth Producer
Editing · 1
- Peter R. Adam Editor
Sound · 2
- Harald Kloser Original Music Composer
- Heinz Ebner Sound
Art · 2
- Rolf Zehetbauer Art Direction
- Bernhard Henrich Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Ute Hofinger Costume Design
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