Sophie Scholl was a fearless leader of an underground student resistance group in Munich called “The White Rose”. She and her brother Hans were arrested by the Gestapo in 1943 for distributing pamphlets on campus. During their “trial” they boldly called for freedom, rights, and personal responsibility. Sophie never once backed down even in the face of certain death. Using the historical records of her interrogations and trial, this Oscar nominated 2005 film re-creates the last six days of her young life. A tense and compelling story of courage in…

This film included Hollywood’s first overt presentation of the Nazi persecution of Jews. Released in 1944, it tells the story of a near-future, post-war tribunal of a Nazi officer. Through flashbacks dramatizing the testimony of witnesses, we see the officer’s transition from a WWI vet to an unrepentant Nazi mass murderer. For the 1944 movie goer, this film shockingly and openly presented the reality of cattle cars loaded with Jews on their way to death. A gripping drama about human evil which was eerily predictive of the 1960…