(M) Bonhoeffer (2003, Martin Doblmeier - Documentary) Grade: C+
Grade of the documentary is a C+, actions of the man's life = A
This German theologian who had his doctorate in theology by the age of 21 and graduated summa cum laude from his university challenged Christian thought during his life, but more importantly resisted the Nazi regime and Hitler. He organized a group of people oppossed to the dictator and attemped to assasinate him.
The documentary is a mixture of historical B&W German footage mixed with interviews with students and friends of Bonhoeffer. Still shots are used of Bonhoeffer but there is no motion picture footage of him, he was killed by the Germans after a bomb they had planted in a room with Hitler exploded killing several officers, but miraculously Hitler survived.