Dresden (2006 film)
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| Genre | War, Drama, Romance |
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| Directed by | Roland Suso Richter |
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| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original languages | German English |
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| Cinematography | Holly Fink |
| Editor | Bernd Schlegel |
| Running time | 176 minutes / 145 minutes (theatrical release) |
| Budget | €10,000,000 (estimated) |
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| Network | ZDF |
| Release | 5 March 2006 |
Dresden is a 2006 German television film directed by Roland Suso Richter. It is set during the bombing of Dresden in World War II.
This romance movie takes place during the historical Anglo-American bombing of the city of Dresden in February 1945. It was produced by the ZDF, a German Public Television Programme, and was originally split in two parts of 90 minutes each. A cinema version was then released in 2010.
The film was inspired by Jörg Friedrich's book The Fire. The €10 million production was shot on original locations in Dresden and Chemnitz.