{"id":82781,"date":"2022-04-05T23:11:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T06:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82781"},"modified":"2022-04-06T11:48:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T18:48:23","slug":"verboten-1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82781","title":{"rendered":"Verboten! (1959)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I will show you there is a difference between a Nazi and a German!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-82782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Poster-175x270.png 175w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Poster.png 541w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen an American sergeant (James Best) is wounded while exploring a sniper-infested village in Germany near the end of World War II, he&#8217;s nursed to health by a German woman (Susan Cummings) who he marries &#8212; but is Cummings genuinely in love with Best, or just exploiting his access to food? Meanwhile, Cummings&#8217; impressionable younger brother (Harold Daye) becomes more deeply involved in a group of neo-Nazi &#8220;werewolves&#8221; whose deceptive leader (Tom Pittman) works alongside Best.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross-Cultural Romance<\/li>\n<li>Nazis<\/li>\n<li>Sam Fuller Films<\/li>\n<li>World War II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFormer G.I. Samuel Fuller wrote, directed, and produced this punchy look at life in post-war Germany, as former Nazis and everyday Germans tried to find a place for themselves in a landscape run by the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Office_of_Military_Government,_United_States\">American Military Government<\/a>. Made on an incredibly low budget, the film&#8217;s sparse sets nonetheless effectively set the tone for a politically confused nation with starving citizens unsure where to turn or what to do next. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Wanted-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Wanted-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Wanted-.png 560w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Wanted--300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Wanted--128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Wanted--363x270.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Verboten!<\/em> is notable for preceding <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=20101\"><em>Judgment at Nuremberg<\/em> (1961)<\/a> in its frank depiction of the atrocities of concentration camps, with ample use made of actual footage &#8212; and if Fuller is typically blunt in his handling of dramatic scenes, it&#8217;s in service of a story worth telling. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Pittman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Pittman.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Pittman.png 560w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Pittman-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Pittman-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Pittman-363x270.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This one is a must-see for Fuller fans, and recommended for others. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expressive low-budget sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Sets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Sets.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Sets.png 560w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Sets-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Sets-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Sets-363x270.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Still.png 560w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Still-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Still-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Still-363x270.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Joseph Biroc&#8217;s atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Cinematography.png 560w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Cinematography-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Cinematography-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Cinematography-363x270.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Cinematography2.png 560w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Cinematography2-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Cinematography2-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verboten-Cinematography2-363x270.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s worth a look as a unique film by a unique director. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0052354\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3271verb.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/2745\/verboten#articles-reviews?articleId=74666\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/verboten\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I will show you there is a difference between a Nazi and a German!&#8221; Synopsis: When an American sergeant (James Best) is wounded while exploring a sniper-infested village in Germany near the end of World War II, he&#8217;s nursed to health by a German woman (Susan Cummings) who he marries &#8212; but is Cummings genuinely in love with Best, or just exploiting his access to food? Meanwhile, Cummings&#8217; impressionable younger brother (Harold Daye) becomes more deeply involved in a group&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82781\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82781"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82802,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82781\/revisions\/82802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}