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Hanged on a Twisted Cross

Biblical theologian Dietrich Bonheoffer was executed by the Nazis just days before the Allies defeated Germany in World War II. This gripping documentary narrated by Ed Asner captures the life, times, and thought of Bonheoffer.

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  • Mike Farrell

    Mike Farrell

    Bonhoeffer

  • Ed Asner

    Ed Asner

    Narrator

Overview

Biblical theologian Dietrich Bonheoffer was executed by the Nazis just days before the Allies defeated Germany in World War II. This gripping documentary narrated by Ed Asner captures the life, times, and thought of Bonheoffer.

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