City of war the story of john rabe 2009 john rabe imdb. Twentyseven foreigners were reported to be in the city when it fell, eventually working together by coordinating efforts and creating what we now refer to as the nanjing safety zone, or the safety zone. When john rabe was born in hamburg on november 23, 1882, it was into a world that was on the cusp of dramatic change. Download john rabe 2010 yify torrent for 720p mp4 movie. Aug 18, 2015 the other prong of our story, john rabe, was born in germany in 1882 and moved to china at the age of 26 as a clerk for the german engineering firm siemens. With falkenhausen gone, the chinese still had at least one other german on their side. In 1937, john rabe a native of germany and a member of the nazi party helped to save the lives of thousands of chinese civilians. John heinrich detlef rabe 23 november 1882 5 january 1950 was a german businessman and nazi party member who is best known for his efforts to stop the atrocities of the japanese army during the nanking occupation and his work to protect and help the chinese civilians during the event. Throughout world war ii rabe remained a loyal member of the nazi party. T his is a very good german film with a great true story to tell. Dec 01, 2018 the story focuses almost entirely on the humanitarian john rabe, manager of the nanking branch of the large german owned electrics and industrial conglomerate siemens industries in the doomed city.
When his father passed away, young rabe had to leave his school, and worked as an apprentice for a hamburg export firm for two and a half years. On limited release from 2nd april based on the diaries of john rabe, a german born member of the nazi party, city of war follows the events of the 1937 nanking massacre, also known as the rape of nanking, by japanese troops. The story of john rabe is a 2009 german chinesefrench biopictorial film directed by florian gallenberger and starring ulrich tukur. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, bleak and disturbing films with plots about war, world war two, life is a bitch, against humanity, survival, murder and wartime life mostly in drama, war and history genres.
Born in 1882 in hamburg, germany, rabe first came to shanghai in 1908. Show more show less as the globe stands on the brink of world war ii, shanghai has fallen and deadly japanese bombers target the infamous city of nanking. As panic breaks out and savage bombing raids devastate the city, veteran entrepreneur john rabe, a german living the high life in the social. John rabe, a german businessman and cardcarrying member of the nazi party. For many years, the german merchant john rabe played by the gifted ulrich tukur has lived in nanjing, chinas capital city. Siemens provided much of the telephone and electrical infrastructure to nanking.
The german movie john rabe tells his remarkable story. Now, he must return to the siemens headquarters in berlin. The life of john rabe john rabe, who would later be remembered as the oscar schindler of china, was born on november 23, 1882 in hamburg, germany, as the son of a ships captain. The story focuses almost entirely on the humanitarian john rabe, manager of the nanking branch of the large german owned electrics and industrial conglomerate siemens industries in the doomed city. He began working for the chinese branch of the siemens company in 1911 and 20 years later in 1931 transferred to nanjing and served as director of the siemens branch office with his wife. In the winter of 1937, a group of middleclass european residents in nanking got. In a career spanning decades, rabe was finally appointed managing director of the nanking office. He opened the doors of the university, the foreign embassies, and even his own home as a shelter for chinese citizens. While japanese atrocities are mentioned and indeed shown they are not over dramatised or excessively graphic. A crowd starts to fill up rabe s nanking safety zone. Dec 12, 2012 john rabe, a german in nanking and nominally a nazi although it is clear he rejected nazism intervened again and again against japanese soldiers holding only a swastika as a talisman to frighten. The nazi leader who, in 1937, became the oskar schindler. An intriguing companion piece to city of life and death, this is a more sanitised version of the. John rabe film wikipedia, the free encyclopedia john rabe john rabe released in the united kingdom as city of war.
Just a year before, the rising state of germany had delivered a surprise knockout blow to france in the. This german film tells the story of the japanese sacking of nanking, china in 1937 and the part german engineer rabe played in saving great numbers of the population from murder and rape. He is a managing director of the siemens branch office and is proud of his work. The japanese imperial troops conquered the city of nanking on december 12, 1937. Ulrich tukur in john rabe 2009 steve buscemi in john rabe 2009 john.
John rabe ist ein spielfilm des deutschen regisseurs florian gallenberger aus dem jahr. Download citation revisiting the wound of a nation. To most of the chinese in the city, he was a hero, the living. He is remembered as a great humanitarian despite remaining a loyal member of the nazi party. Jun 14, 2010 in 1937, john rabe a native of germany and a member of the nazi party helped to save the lives of thousands of chinese civilians during the rape of nanking. In his foreword to the diaries of john rabe, john e. John rabe was a german businessman who worked as chief representative of siemens, and lived in nanjing at the time of the nanking massacre in 19371938. Ordinary men is the true story of reserve police battalion 101 of the german order police, which was responsible for mass shootings as well as roundups of jewish people for deportation to nazi death camps in poland in 1942.
John rabe was born in the town of hamburg, germany on the 23rd of november, 1882. He believes himself a faithful member of the nazi party. The good man of nanking is a crucial document for understanding one of world war iis most horrific incidents of genocide, one which the japanese have steadfastly refused to acknowledge. The nanking safety zone, which he helped to establish, sheltered approximately 200,000 chinese people. This is a very good german film with a great true story to tell. The diaries of john rabe ebook download the diaries of john rabe is a true account of this awful part of chinese history, and of the efforts made by a few good people from the international community living in nanjing to defend and save the lives of as many residents of nanjing as possible. John rabe a truestory account of a german businessman who saved more than 200,000 chinese during the nanjing massacre in 193738. Rabe is lionised throughout as a somewhat reluctant hero. The littleknown story of john rabe and the nazis who.
Chinese opera diaries of john rabe starts european tour cgtn. The john rabe story in 1937, john rabe a native of germany and a member of the nazi party helped to save the lives of thousands of chinese civilians during the. Rabe was an employee of the german industrial giant siemens in the chinese city of nanking and in 1937 was an intimate, appalled witness to the invasion and. He began working for the chinese branch of the siemens company in 1911 and 20 years later in 1931 transferred to nanjing and served as. Find out everything empire knows about city of war. Jan 18, 2012 perhaps the most fascinating character to emerge from the history of the rape of nanking is the german businessman john rabe. The story of john rabe is a 2009 german chinesefrench biopictorial film directed by florian gallenberger and starring ulrich tukur, daniel bruhl and steve buscemi it focuses upon the experiences of john rabe, a german businessman who used his nazi party membership to create a protective international safety zone in nanking, china. Among these was the nazi john rabe, an unlikely hero whom chang calls the oskar schindler of china and who worked tirelessly to protect the innocent and publicize the horror. Una pelicula dirigida por florian gallenberger con ulrich tukur, daniel bruhl, steve buscemi, anne consigny. John rabe used his influence as a member of the nazi party to protect the people of nanking. As the globe stands on the brink of world war ii, shanghai has fallen and deadly japanese bombers target the infamous city of nanking. Browning argues that most of the men of rpb 101 were not fanatical nazis but, rather, ordinary middleaged, workingclass men who committed these. The story of john rabe is a conscientious, workmanlike account of german industrialist rabe ulrich tukur and the other westerners, including cynical american doctor robert wilson.
As panic breaks out and savage bombing raids devastate the city, veteran entrepreneur john rabe, a german living the high life in the social whirl of nanking. Like several of the other foreigners who chose to remain in nanjing and help, rabe. This unique and gripping document contains the recently discovered diaries of a german businessman, john rabe, who saved so many lives in the infamous siege of nanking in 1937 that he is now being honored as the oskar schindler of china. Drawing from john rabes 1937 diaries as source material, academy award winner florian gallenberger has crafted a portrait of a man revered as a saint in china to this day and yet never rewarded. John rabe historical movies, movies, festival cinema.
Internationale chinesischjapanische politik war da eher ein storfaktor. In 1937, john rabe 18821950, the nazi director of the nanking branch of. There was a group of europeans and americans who refused to abandon the city and were able to create a safety zone that saved almost 300,000 chinese. A true story account of a german businessman who saved more than 200,000 chinese during the nanjing massacre in 193738. A truestory account of a german businessman who saved more than 200,000 chinese during the nanjing massacre in 193738. As the japanese army closed in and all foreigners were. John rabe remains a hero in china but his story is little known elsewhere he later described in his diary the charred body of a civilian man whose eyes had been gouged out, and a boy of perhaps seven, whose corpse was punctured with. The story of john rabe is a 2009 german chinesefrench biopictorial film directed by florian gallenberger. In the winter of 1937, a group of middleclass european residents in. John rabe ulrich tukur is the head of the siemens nanking, and after 27 years in china, he is set to return to berlin. Chinese nationalist forces defending the city during the second sinojapanese war. City of war the story of john rabe war, dvd sanity. Its disturbing source material i know, but it made for a compelling and.
Mar 19, 2009 on christmas eve in 1937, german businessman john rabe visited the mortuary in chinas then capital, nanjing. Asiapacific good nazi of nanjing sparks debate bbc news. John rabe is a 2009 germanchinesefrench biopictorial film directed by florian gallenberger. City of war the story of john rabe on uk dvd 3rd may. Chinese opera diaries of john rabe kicked off its european tour at the berlin state opera on wednesday, attracting a large audience. The nazi leader who, in 1937, became the oskar schindler of china. Nov 03, 1998 john rabe was a german businessman who is best known for his efforts to stop the atrocities of the japanese army during the nanking occupation and, failing in those efforts, his work to protect and succour chinese civilians during the event. A truestory account of a german businessman who saved more than 200000 chinese during the nanjing massacre in 193738. As panic breaks out and savage bombing raids devastate the city, veteran entrepreneur john rabe, a german living the high life in the social whirl of nanking, must make a agonizing choice. The story of john rabe the list contains related movies ordered by similarity.