The 130 minute long film, on a Kino DVD, is a solid package. The film was shot in English, so there are no dubbing nor subtitling issues, although all songs are sung in German (it's one of those cessions to film that you need just accept). Unfortunately, the film lacks any audio commentary, and it's a film that really cries out for a commentary, preferably by a film expert in tandem with a World War Two historian. There is a making of documentary that runs about a half hour, and has interviews with the three major stars. It's an interesting effort, insofar as it goes (not that far), and there is a scene comparison between the film and the source play. There is also a video press book for the film, and the original theatrical trailer for this film, and several others.
Overall, a good film, a solid DVD package, and, while nowhere near great, a good take on the internals of the Nazi War and Death Machines, from the people on the inside, many of them whose only crime was cowardice. Amen. shows the lone exception, and the reality that he was crushed. Most filmgoers will bristle at this, to which one can only state, get over it. This film, and its maker, do.
Overall, a good film, a solid DVD package, and, while nowhere near great, a good take on the internals of the Nazi War and Death Machines, from the people on the inside, many of them whose only crime was cowardice. Amen. shows the lone exception, and the reality that he was crushed. Most filmgoers will bristle at this, to which one can only state, get over it. This film, and its maker, do.