The 25th Hour
Watch TrailerJohann Moritz, a simple Romanian peasant, tends to his land until the absurd machinery of World War II grinds his peaceful life to dust. Falsely denounced as a Jew, he is swept into a nightmarish odyssey through Nazi and Soviet camps. Each regime sees an enemy in him, indifferent to his true identity. His relentless journey becomes a chilling metaphor for the collapse of civilization, where innocence itself is a crime and survival a fluke. The film charts his struggle to hold onto a shred of humanity in a world meticulously designed to crush it.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | La Vingt-cinquième Heure |
| Year | 1967 |
| Country | France, Italy, United States of America |
| Genre | Drama, War |
| Director | Henri Verneuil |
| Runtime | 121 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.6/10 (55 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
This adaptation of C. Virgil Gheorghiu's novel is less a war story and more a parable of erased identity. Director Henri Verneuil crafts a stark, procedural descent into absurdity, framing institutional madness with chilling detachment.
What lingers after the screen fades is the chilling efficiency of the machinery that consumes Johann. The film leaves a residue of profound unease about the fragility of personhood in the face of blind ideology. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Henri Verneuil
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A grim, bureaucratic nightmare of gray barracks and endless queues, suffused with a sense of irrevocable dislocation.
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