The thing I loved most about this film was the delicate tension maintained during the period while Smekal and Kaufmann have switched IDs. There is so much richness in their traded experiences and the suspense factor of their switched situations.
It is perhaps a bit too far-fetched to think that a Jew would be so disregarded that his persistent claims to be an SS officer would be so succinctly ignored. But it still tends to work as the drama unfolds.
Of course, we can guess the ultimate poetic justice before it's actually revealed, but this never detracts from the entertaining suspense of the whole production.
A joyful story in the midst of extreme human tragedy. Highly recommended!
It is perhaps a bit too far-fetched to think that a Jew would be so disregarded that his persistent claims to be an SS officer would be so succinctly ignored. But it still tends to work as the drama unfolds.
Of course, we can guess the ultimate poetic justice before it's actually revealed, but this never detracts from the entertaining suspense of the whole production.
A joyful story in the midst of extreme human tragedy. Highly recommended!