Chicago – In movie land, the World War II Holocaust drama has been more personal – and in many ways more horrific – in our modern era. The latest film to tell a different story, from a different angle, is director Mark Schmidt’s “Walking with the Enemy.”
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The film is set near the end of the war, in Budapest, Hungary, which was a late territory takeover from the Nazi regime. As in the other takeovers, the Jewish population is marginalized and rounded up for extermination. The twist in this tale is that an underground movement fought back by actually impersonating the Nazi officers to redirect groups of Jewish captives, and set up a system to create passports to Switzerland and safety. The film is a fictionalized drama of these circumstances, but it faithfully resurrects the tension and terror having to do with the risk, and the excellent performances by Jonas Armstrong...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The film is set near the end of the war, in Budapest, Hungary, which was a late territory takeover from the Nazi regime. As in the other takeovers, the Jewish population is marginalized and rounded up for extermination. The twist in this tale is that an underground movement fought back by actually impersonating the Nazi officers to redirect groups of Jewish captives, and set up a system to create passports to Switzerland and safety. The film is a fictionalized drama of these circumstances, but it faithfully resurrects the tension and terror having to do with the risk, and the excellent performances by Jonas Armstrong...
- 4/26/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Many movies portray the acts of bravery from World War II, and “Walking with the Enemy” tells us another story of Nazi resistance.
“Walking with the Enemy” is a fictional story based on the real life accounts of Pinchas Tibor Rosenbaum, a Jew who impersonated a Nazi officer in Hungary and saved the lives of many Jews from Nazi persecution during World War II.
Director Mark Schmidt made his directorial debut with Jonas Armstrong, Hannah Tointon and Ben Kingsley in the starring roles.
Earlier this month, Latino-Review had an exclusive telephone with Jonas Armstrong on his role playing this Jewish hero. We discussed about the research of his role, developing the accents and working on the set. And Armstrong even gave us a tease about his character in the upcoming “Edge of Tomorrow” with Tom Cruise.
“Walking with the Enemy” is currently in theaters in limited release.
Read the interview transcript below.
“Walking with the Enemy” is a fictional story based on the real life accounts of Pinchas Tibor Rosenbaum, a Jew who impersonated a Nazi officer in Hungary and saved the lives of many Jews from Nazi persecution during World War II.
Director Mark Schmidt made his directorial debut with Jonas Armstrong, Hannah Tointon and Ben Kingsley in the starring roles.
Earlier this month, Latino-Review had an exclusive telephone with Jonas Armstrong on his role playing this Jewish hero. We discussed about the research of his role, developing the accents and working on the set. And Armstrong even gave us a tease about his character in the upcoming “Edge of Tomorrow” with Tom Cruise.
“Walking with the Enemy” is currently in theaters in limited release.
Read the interview transcript below.
- 4/25/2014
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
Over the past little while on the big screen, we've seen dramas highlight the sacrifices and acts of courage made by those in World War II to preserve lives and memories. "The Book Thief" was the fictional tale of a Jewish man hiding with a family in Nazi Germany, while "Monuments Men" told the true story of art historians racing against time to prevent precious artifacts from being destroyed by an unraveling Germany army. And now comes "Walking With the Enemy," another film inspired by a true story, set in the faded days of World War II. Mark Schmidt makes his directorial debut, both writing and helming the film starring Jonas Armstrong, Hannah Tointon and Ben Kingsley. The Hungary-set story follows a young man who disguises himself as a Nazi officer in order to find his family. And as you'll see in this exclusive clip, the horror of the war...
- 4/25/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
By this point in time, it seems that every conceivable World War II story had been told – from South of the Border, made in 1939 about an American agent working to prevent Nazis from seizing control of Mexican oil fields, to this year’s Monuments Men, George Clooney’s ode to the men trying to preserve Europe’s cultural heritage. But still, nearly 70 years after it ended, the second world war continues to deliver material for Hollywood to sink its claws into.
Based on the somewhat amazing true story about ordinary Hungarians and their struggle to save the lives of thousands of Jews marked for death, Walking with the Enemy skates on old Hollywood charm of good guys versus bad guys, with both being easy to identify on sight.
Inspired by the real-life exploits of Pinchas Tibor Rosenbaum, a rabbi’s son from small-town Hungary, Walking with the Enemy shows the...
Based on the somewhat amazing true story about ordinary Hungarians and their struggle to save the lives of thousands of Jews marked for death, Walking with the Enemy skates on old Hollywood charm of good guys versus bad guys, with both being easy to identify on sight.
Inspired by the real-life exploits of Pinchas Tibor Rosenbaum, a rabbi’s son from small-town Hungary, Walking with the Enemy shows the...
- 4/25/2014
- by Adam A. Donaldson
- We Got This Covered
Chicago – World War II will never be over, in a sense, as long as it continues to influence the culture or teach us lessons about our contemporary lives. The new film “Walking with the Enemy” is rooted in the Holocaust, but uses the twist of a Hungarian Jew who brashly impersonated a Nazi officer to relocate his counterparts.
“Walking with the Enemy” is inspired by the true story of Tibor Rosenbaum, who led a group of resistance fighters, and saved many Jewish lives through his Nazi officer impersonations, also directing his people to the “Glass House,” an old factory that printed Swiss passports for those Hungarian Jews during the war. The story in the film is condensed and fictionalized through the character of Elek Cohen, portrayed by Jonas Armstrong (known in Britain for his role as Robin Hood, portrayed on a TV series from 2006-09). British character actor Simon Dutton portrays Miklos Schoen,...
“Walking with the Enemy” is inspired by the true story of Tibor Rosenbaum, who led a group of resistance fighters, and saved many Jewish lives through his Nazi officer impersonations, also directing his people to the “Glass House,” an old factory that printed Swiss passports for those Hungarian Jews during the war. The story in the film is condensed and fictionalized through the character of Elek Cohen, portrayed by Jonas Armstrong (known in Britain for his role as Robin Hood, portrayed on a TV series from 2006-09). British character actor Simon Dutton portrays Miklos Schoen,...
- 4/24/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Walk to Remember: Schmidt’s Debut Sincere and Gawky
Director Mark Schmidt attempts to recount an obscure chronicle of WWII heroism to generally awkward effect, though, despite a multitude of distracting and poorly manufactured instances of laughable manipulation, manages to ratchet up sufficient tension to hold our attention. Using a wild variety of Canadian, American, and UK actors, Schmidt’s got a hodgepodge of English speakers trying their best mildly accented Hungarian, often to dubious effect, while a series of poorly edited sequences belies its rather strained budget. A daunting amount of better made films recounting the period flounces the necessity of Schmidt’s picture, even as Walking with the Enemy does depict an account well worth honoring, but it’s a film that will only be cannibalized by the memory of stronger features, bringing to mind, among other title, the similar feel of the 2012 Macedonian film, The Third Half.
Director Mark Schmidt attempts to recount an obscure chronicle of WWII heroism to generally awkward effect, though, despite a multitude of distracting and poorly manufactured instances of laughable manipulation, manages to ratchet up sufficient tension to hold our attention. Using a wild variety of Canadian, American, and UK actors, Schmidt’s got a hodgepodge of English speakers trying their best mildly accented Hungarian, often to dubious effect, while a series of poorly edited sequences belies its rather strained budget. A daunting amount of better made films recounting the period flounces the necessity of Schmidt’s picture, even as Walking with the Enemy does depict an account well worth honoring, but it’s a film that will only be cannibalized by the memory of stronger features, bringing to mind, among other title, the similar feel of the 2012 Macedonian film, The Third Half.
- 4/23/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
In the World War II drama Walking with the Enemy, everything unrelated to the actual war feels like a nostalgic grandpa's rose-tinted recollections of the old country. Times are tough, of course, but the family dinners and young love in the air prove idyllic. Everything else in Mark Schmidt's based-on-a-true-story thriller feels like a lot of big ideas crammed into a small movie. As with many other WWII films, it takes genuinely stirring source material -- a young Hungarian man poses as a Nazi to find his dislocated family -- and reduces it to its most shopworn components. (It's the opposite of Ernst Lubitsch's To Be or Not to Be, which maximized the potential of the dressing-as-Nazis genre three years before the war even ended.) Schmidt stops ju...
- 4/23/2014
- Village Voice
"I will not be intimidated." Liberty has debuted two new trailers for the indie WWII drama Walking with the Enemy, directed by Mark Schmidt, starring an international cast including Sir Ben Kingsley looking like a fine chap, all right, plus Jonas Armstrong (Book of Blood, Edge of Tomorrow), Hannah Tointon (The Children, The Body, The Lost Future), Burn Gorman (Pacific Rim, The Dark Knight Rises), Mark Wells and William Hope (Captain America, Dark Shadows). The film is set mostly in Hungary, and looks surprisingly powerful and epic, despite the indie feeling to it. Two new trailers join the original trailer a few months ago. This looks like it might be worth seeing, but it doesn't have many good reviews yet. Take a look. Here's the latest trailer (#3) for Mark Schmidt's Walking with the Enemy, in high def from Apple: Here's the other new trailer (#2) for Mark Schmidt's Walking with the Enemy,...
- 4/22/2014
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
From Liberty Studios comes the brand new trailer for their upcoming film, Walking With The Enemy. Inspired by a true story, this powerful new film of love, courage and sacrifice, stars Jonas Armstrong, Hannah Tointon and Ben Kingsley.
Set in Hungary during the final months of World War ll, a young man sets out to find his displaced family by stealing a Nazi uniform to pose as an officer.
Filled with suspense and danger, he undertakes extraordinary measures to reroute his family and other Jews to safety by disrupting the activities of the German occupiers.
Check out the brand new site, http://www.walkingwiththeenemy.com/, where you can view clips and other assets, read what critics are saying about the film, learn about the film’s contribution to the Wounded Warrior project and much more.
Watch composer Timothy Williams conduct his score for the film.
Directed by Mark Schmidt, Walking With The Enemy...
Set in Hungary during the final months of World War ll, a young man sets out to find his displaced family by stealing a Nazi uniform to pose as an officer.
Filled with suspense and danger, he undertakes extraordinary measures to reroute his family and other Jews to safety by disrupting the activities of the German occupiers.
Check out the brand new site, http://www.walkingwiththeenemy.com/, where you can view clips and other assets, read what critics are saying about the film, learn about the film’s contribution to the Wounded Warrior project and much more.
Watch composer Timothy Williams conduct his score for the film.
Directed by Mark Schmidt, Walking With The Enemy...
- 4/22/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to “Walking With the Enemy” with Ben Kingsley!
“Walking With the Enemy,” which is not rated and opens on April 25, 2014, also stars Jonas Armstrong, Hannah Tointon, Charles Hubbell, Burn Gorman, Shane Taylor and William Hope from writer and director Mark Schmidt and writer Kenny Golde. The film is inspired by a true story.
To win your free “Walking With the Enemy” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 8 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions only increases your odds of winning; this doesn’t intensify your competition!
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“Walking With the Enemy,” which is not rated and opens on April 25, 2014, also stars Jonas Armstrong, Hannah Tointon, Charles Hubbell, Burn Gorman, Shane Taylor and William Hope from writer and director Mark Schmidt and writer Kenny Golde. The film is inspired by a true story.
To win your free “Walking With the Enemy” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 8 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions only increases your odds of winning; this doesn’t intensify your competition!
Preferably, use your computer to enter rather than your smartphone.
- 4/18/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Liberty Studios has given ComingSoon.net an exclusive clip from their upcoming WWII drama Walking with the Enemy , directed by Mark Schmidt and starring Jonas Armstrong, Hannah Tointon, Ben Kingsley, Simon Kunz, Simon Dutton and more. Based on a true story, Armstrong plays Elek Cohen, a young man living in Hungary during the Nazi occupation at the end of World War II who steals a Nazi uniform in order to pose as an officer. In the clip below, you can see Cohen in a restaurant interacting with another Nazi officer who is raving about the luxurious Nazi "resorts" where his fellow Jews, neighbors and family alike, are being sent, putting him in a sticky situation. Walking with the Enemy opens in select cities on Friday, April 25.
- 4/14/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Catch a new trailer for Liberty Studios' "Walking with the Enemy," starring Jonas Armstrong, Hannah Tointon and Ben Kingsley. Set in Hungary during the final months of World War ll, a young man sets out to find his displaced family by stealing a Nazi uniform to pose as an officer. Filled with suspense and danger, he undertakes extraordinary measures to reroute his family and other Jews to safety by disrupting the activities of the German occupiers. Mark Schmidt directs the film, with a release date set for April 25th, 2014.
- 2/20/2014
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out the poster and 16 images from Walking with the Enemy starring Jonas Armstrong and Ben Kingsley. The Liberty Studios release was shown at this year's Hamptons International Film Festival, and also includes Hannah Tointon, Simon Kunz, Simon Dutton, Burn Gorman, Shane Taylor, William Hope and Flora Specer-Longhurst. Kenny Golde wrote the script from the story by Mark Schmidt, Randy Williams and Golde. Read the full synopsis below the gallery. Inspired by a true story, Walking with the Enemy follows the heroic lives of a world leader and a young man swept up in the horrors of WWII. Regent Horthy (Ben Kingsley)...
- 12/2/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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