INVINCIBLE |
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| Feature Film, Germany/Ireland/Great
Britain/USA 2001 |
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| Director: |
Werner Herzog |
| Cast: |
Jouko Ahola, Tim Roth, Max Raabe, Udo Kier |
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| The film is based on the true
story of Zishe Breitbart, a Jewish blacksmith's son from Poland who
becomes a sensation in Weimar, Berlin as a mythical strongman. His
employer Hanussen dreams of establishing an all-powerful Ministry
of the Occult in Hitler's government. Yet as Hitler's hold on power
grows more sure, and Berlin erupts in a ferment of anti-Semitism,
Zishe must decide how he will use his strength. Plagued by nightmares,
he takes counsel from a local rabbi. He becomes convinced that he
has been chosen by God to warn his people of the grave danger they
face. |
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| Length/Format: |
133 minutes/35mm |
| Producers: |
Werner Herzog, Christine Ruppert, Gary Bart |
| Co-Production: |
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion,
WDR/Arte Little Bird,
Channel Four (Ireland/Great Britain), Forty Three Productions,
Fine Line (USA) |
| World Distribution: |
Film Four |
| German Distributor: |
Zephir Filmverleih GmbH |
| DVD: |
Capelight Pictures |
| Festivals/Awards: |
International Film Festival Venedig, 2001:
Cinema del Presente |
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Stockholm International Film Festival, 2001 |
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Oslo International Film Festival, 2001 |
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Belgrade International Film Festival, 2002 |
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Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2002 |
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Singapore International Film Festival, 2002 |
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Buenos Aires International Film Festival,
2002 |
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International Film Festival Mar del Plata,
2002 |
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