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Zentropa

Just after W.W.II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him.

An American of German descent arrives in post-war Germany 1945. His uncle gets him a job on the Zentropa train line as a sleeping car conductor. The American's wish is to be neutral to the ongoing purges of loyalists by the Allied forces and do what he can to help a hurting country, but he finds himself being used by both the Americans and the influential family that owns the railroad. After falling in love with the railroad magnate's daughter, he finds that he can't remain neutral and must make some difficult choices.

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Info about Zentropa

Studio(s): Gérard Mital Productions, Nordisk Film Denmark

Originally Released: United States, Jun 27, 1991

Production Countries: Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden

Box Office Gross: $1,007,976.00

Genres:Drama, Thriller, Crime