The 25th Hour (1967)
Directed by Henri Verneuil
A Romanian peasant fights to get back to his family after he's imprisoned by the Nazis.The picture is based on real events. It includes Hungary's government in collaboration with the Nazis, the encroachment of Romania by Stalin's troopers, and other happenings.
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The film is beautifully realized (production design by James Chinlund, "Requiem for a Dream," "The 25th Hour"), although its limited budget is reflected in a series of dark, narrow corridors which lead to splendid vistas (the temple, a castle, a modern surgery, the queen's thrown).
Director Wolfgang Petersen ("The Perfect Storm") and writer David Benioff ("The 25th Hour") keep the intricate tale reasonably faithful to the source material.