The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II and is executed by them in 1943. Opening at Jägerstätter’s home in Austria’s countryside, the film follows Franz and his wife, Fani, along their path of resistance. Told through real wartime letters, this love story finds the couple in conflict with the members of their close-knit town, their church, their government, and even their friends — all of which brings them to a dramatic choice.
Plot Keywords: world war ii, biography, nazi germany
Director | Terrence Malick |
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Writer | Terrence Malick |
Production Company | Studio Babelsberg |
Production Countries | Germany, United States of America |
Spoken Languages | Deutsch |
Top Billed Cast of A Hidden Life

August Diehl
Franz Jägerstätter
Valerie Pachner
Franziska Jägerstätter
Matthias Schoenaerts
Herder
Bruno Ganz
Richter
Jürgen Prochnow
Major Schlegel
Alexander Fehling
Fredrich Feldmann
Max Mauff
Sterz
Martin Wuttke
Major Kiel
Tobias Moretti
Fr Ferdinand Fürthauer
Karl Markovics
Bürgermeister
Ulrich Matthes
Lorenz Schwaninger
Waldemar Kobus
SteinAlternate Titles
라데군트
Radegund