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Clive Owen is set to star in Kristallnacht, a thriller about the night of anti-Jewish violence that preceded the Holocaust. Owen will play Wilhelm Krützfeld, a Berlin police officer who defied orders to aid the city's Jewish population. Variety reports that the movie will film in Austria early next year.
✕ Remove Ads Kicked off by the assassination of a German diplomat by a Jewish youth, Kristallnacht saw German citizens, encouraged by the Nazi government, ransacking Jewish homes, businesses, and places of worship; it resulted in hundreds of deaths and laid the foundation for the unspeakable Nazi crimes to follow.
Who Is Clive Owen? Close ✕ Remove Ads Owen broke out in the UK as the lead on the TV series Chancer, playing a charming conman. He made waves internationally as the lead in the thriller Croupier, and subsequently starred in a number of high-profile films, including Children of Men, Sin City, Inside Man, and Closer; he was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for the latter.
✕ Remove Ads Kristallnacht will be directed by Oscar-winning Austrian director Stefan Ruzowitzky . He also co-wrote the screenplay with Julius Grützke; it is based on an original script by Jonathan Frank and Scott Mann. It will be produced by Michael Benaroya, Danny Krausz, Marcelo Gandola, and Daniel Zuta, and executive produced by Ben Sachs, Seth Renshaw and Gregory McLachlan for Benaroya Pictures, Florian Krügel for Dor Film, and Chris K. Daniels for Cinelaunch.
Kristallnacht is slated to begin production early next year in Austria; no release date has yet been announced. It will be shopped at the upcoming American Film Market. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
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