Downfall. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 2002 book, Inside Hitler's Bunker: The Last Days of the Third Reich
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Inside Hitler's Bunker: The Last Days of the Third Reich
Joachim Fest, 2002
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Oliver Hirschbiegel, 2004

In November 1942, at the Wolf’s Lair in East Prussia, Leader of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler selects Traudl Junge as his personal secretary. Dr. Ernst-Günther Schenck is ordered to leave Berlin per Operation Clausewitz, though he persuades an SS general to let him stay in Berlin to treat the injured.


Downfall. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 2002 book, Until the Final Hour: Hitler's Last Secretary
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Until the Final Hour: Hitler's Last Secretary
Traudl Junge, Melissa Müller, 2002
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Oliver Hirschbiegel, 2004

In November 1942, at the Wolf’s Lair in East Prussia, Leader of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler selects Traudl Junge as his personal secretary. Dr. Ernst-Günther Schenck is ordered to leave Berlin per Operation Clausewitz, though he persuades an SS general to let him stay in Berlin to treat the injured.


Nosferatu the Vampyre. Poster of the 1979 movie and cover of the 1897 book, Dracula
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Dracula
Bram Stoker, 1897
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Werner Herzog, 1979

Jonathan Harker is an estate agent in Wismar, Germany. His employer, Renfield, informs him that a nobleman named Count Dracula wishes to buy a property in Wismar, and assigns Harker to visit the Count and complete the lucrative deal. On his journey, Harker stops at a village inn, where the locals plead for him to stay away from the accursed castle.


The Baader Meinhof Complex. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1989 book, Baader-Meinhof: The Inside Story of the RAF
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Baader-Meinhof: The Inside Story of the RAF
Stefan Aust, 1989
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Uli Edel, 2008

On 2 June 1967, the Shah of Iran visits West Berlin and attends a performance at the Deutsche Oper. Ohnesorg’s death outrages West Germany, including left wing journalist Ulrike Meinhof, who claims in a televised debate that the democratically elected government of West Germany is a Fascist police state.


The American Friend. Poster of the 1977 movie and cover of the 1974 book, Ripley's Game
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Ripley's Game
Patricia Highsmith, 1974
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Wim Wenders, 1977

Tom Ripley is a wealthy American living in Hamburg, Germany. He is involved in an artwork forgery scheme, in which he appears at auctions to bid on forged paintings produced by an accomplice to drive up the price. At one of these auctions, he is introduced to Jonathan Zimmermann, a picture framer who is dying of leukemia.


The Boys from Brazil. Poster of the 1978 movie and cover of the 1976 book
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The Boys from Brazil
Ira Levin, 1976
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Franklin J. Schaffner, 1978

Young, well-intentioned Barry Kohler stumbles upon a secret organization of Third Reich war criminals holding clandestine meetings in Paraguay and finds that Dr. Josef Mengele, the infamous Auschwitz doctor, is with them. Ezra Lieberman, an aging Nazi hunter, will discover a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.


Unknown. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2003 book, Out Of My Head
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Out Of My Head
Didier van Cauwelaert, 2003
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Jaume Collet-Serra, 2011

Dr. Martin Harris and his wife Liz arrive in Berlin for a biotechnology summit. The taxi is involved in an accident and crashes into the Spree, knocking him unconscious. As Harris attempts to prove his identity, Harris provides identification and a family photo, both of which have his face.


Night Train to Lisbon. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2004 book
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Night Train to Lisbon
Pascal Mercier, 2004
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Bille August, 2013

Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years and to embark on an enthralling adventure. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective, pulling together pieces of a puzzle that involves political and emotional intrigue and the highest possible stakes.


The Manchurian Candidate. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1959 book
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The Manchurian Candidate
Richard Condon, 1959
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Jonathan Demme, 2004

Major Bennett Marco is a war veteran who commanded a famous U.S. Army raid during the 1991 Gulf War. Years later in a dystopian near-future America defined by xenophobia, de facto martial law, environmental degradation and increasing corporate control, Shaw has gone on to become a famous U.S. Congressman.


La forza del passato. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 2000 book, The Force of the Past
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The Force of the Past
Sandro Veronesi, 2000
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Piergiorgio Gay, 2002

Children’s book author Gianni Orzan encounters the suspicious Gianni Bogliasco a few days after the passing and funeral of his powerful army father. Gianni Bogliasco then continues to recite an unsettling amount of knowledge about the author’s life.