"Canaris" is a West German movie from 1954, so this one is already over 60 years old. It is in black-and-white and was directed by Alfred Weidenmann and written by Erich Ebermayer and Herbert Reinecker. The movie was a big winner at the German Film Awards that year and that may have had to do with the contemporary impact the film made back in the day. It is another attempt of Germany's filmmakers in the 1950s to depict and elaborate on what happened in Germany back between 1933 and 1945, a topic that has been worked on on so so many occasions. And with huge quantity, there also comes huge forgettable stuff. Sadly, this film is not among the best the country had to offer in terms of war-themed film. It is not really lead actor O.E. Hasse's fault as he does a convincing job with the lead character. I personally however felt that the film was way too long for its own good. At almost two hours, it lacked focus on many occasions and I felt there were many scenes that could have been left out because they added little to none to the overall picture. In terms of the story, many people may not have heard about Canaris, who really existed, but his story is a bit of a mix between Stauffenberg and Rommel, so you know the general direction this film is taking. It is about resistance against Hitler in the broadest sense. If this subject interests you, then you can check it out. You just should not be expecting too much.
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