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Walking With the Enemy

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During World War II, a young Hungarian (Jonas Armstrong) disguises himself as a Nazi officer to save his family and thousands of his countrymen from the death camps. Meanwhile, Hungary's regent (Ben Kingsley) takes great risks to save his country.

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While Walking With the Enemy tells a stirring and little-known true story, it's ultimately too heavy-handed to fully resonate.

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Ella Taylor NPR 04/27/2014
An old-school drama so sincere, yet so ham-fisted, it borders on parody. Go to Full Review Justin Chang Variety 04/27/2014
A little-known tale of Jewish resistance during the final days of WWII gets tackled with appreciable ambition and blunt, sporadic emotional force in "Walking With the Enemy." Go to Full Review Cary Darling Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com 04/25/2014
3/5
Sometimes awkward and melodramatic, the debut film from director Mark Schmidt nevertheless derives strength from its little-known true-life story of Holocaust heroism. Go to Full Review David Parkinson Radio Times 10/14/2021
2/5
A compelling story is clumsily told in debut director Mark Schmidt's à clef account of the wartime heroics of Pinchas Rosenbaum. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 08/30/2019
1.5/5
A daunting amount of better made films recounting the period flounces the necessity of Schmidt's picture. Go to Full Review Sr. Rose Pacatte National Catholic Reporter 08/10/2017
Walking with the Enemy is an intense and stirring war film that reveals several heroes heretofore unknown to most of us, and this is a good thing. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Paul G @RT67423558 09/04/2020 I had written this film off as average to poor but the final third makes up a lot of ground and it ends in my mind on a high. Yes it is far from perfect. Yes I have no idea how much is true and how much has been elaborated but you do get to understand the brutality and unfairness of war. See more panayiota k @Penny672 05/20/2020 The film is so bad that I couldn't even finish it. Some of the scenes transition so harshly that they make me question the director's observation skills. And don't get me started on the accents. I don't know how accurate they are but they sound ridiculous. See more 08/27/2017 Another film inspired by a true story. I am not familiar with the events in Hungary during WWII, so I found this a little confusing at times, but it was interesting to see the role the Swiss played in helping some of the Jews in Budapest. See more 08/13/2017 A very inspiring story See more roger g @RT94256209 08/04/2017 Good portrayal of a Hungarian Jew who infiltrates the Nazi SS during WW II to save fellow Jews from sure annihilation. Good enough film to invest the time. See more 07/04/2017 Excellent movie. Me and my wife fumly enjoyed it. See more Read all reviews
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Mark Schmidt

Director

Jonas Armstrong

Elek Cohen

Hannah Tointon

Hannah Schoen

Ben Kingsley

Regent Horthy

Simon Kunz

Jozsef Juhasz

Simon Dutton

Miklos Shoen

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Synopsis During World War II, a young Hungarian (Jonas Armstrong) disguises himself as a Nazi officer to save his family and thousands of his countrymen from the death camps. Meanwhile, Hungary's regent (Ben Kingsley) takes great risks to save his country.
Director
Mark Schmidt
Producer
Mark Schmidt, Randy Williams
Screenwriter
Kenny Golde, Christopher Williams
Distributor
Liberty Studios
Production Co
Liberty Studios
Rating
PG-13 (War Violence|Crimes Against Humanity)
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 25, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$357.0K
Runtime
2h 6m
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