Conspiracy (2001): Cast & Plot
Conspiracy is a 2001 historical drama directed by Frank Pierson, starring Kenneth Branagh as Reinhard Heydrich, Colin Firth and David Threlfall. It runs 1 hour 36 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m (96 min)
- Director
- Frank Pierson
- Original language
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English - Studio
- HBO Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Conspiracy About?
The premise of Conspiracy without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
At the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials gather to coordinate the logistics of the “Final Solution to the Jewish Question,” devising how six million lives will be systematically exterminated. The meeting marks a decisive step toward the Holocaust.
Conspiracy Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- holocaust
- ss
- based on true story
- nazi officer
- mass murder
- political crime
- world war two in germany
- reference to adolf hitler
- political drama
- german history
- wannsee germany
- wannsee conference
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- meeting
- evil of bureaucracy
- final solution
- conference
- nazi germany
- nazi law
- war crime
- gas chamber
- ss officer
- nazi uniform
- third reich
- racism
- crime against humanity
- anti semitism
- berlin germany
- world war two
- genocide
- nazi
- historical event
- bureaucracy
- hatred
- hatemonger
- introduction
- ethnic hatred
- nazi general
- chain of command
- reinhard heydrich character
- one word title
- reference to charles darwin
- adolf eichmann character
- reference to johann wolfgang von goethe
- quoting goethe's faust
- reference to ludwig van beethoven
- european history
- reference to reinhard heydrich
- reference to adolf eichmann
- period drama
- the ss
Conspiracy Cast & Characters
Kenneth Branagh leads the cast as Reinhard Heydrich, with Colin Firth as Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart and David Threlfall as Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger. Directed by Frank Pierson; 33 actors are credited in all.
- Director Frank Pierson
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Kenneth Branagh as Reinhard Heydrich -
Colin Firth as Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart - David Threlfall as Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
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Stanley Tucci as Adolf Eichmann
Also Starring in Conspiracy
· 29 more- Kevin McNally Martin Luther
- Ben Daniels Josef Bühler
- Peter Sullivan Karl Eberhard Schöngarth
- Tom Hiddleston Phone Operator
- Ian McNeice Gerhard Klopfer
- Ewan Stewart Georg Leibbrandt
- Ross O'Hennessy Adjutant 1
- Brian Pettifer Alfred Meyer
- Nicholas Woodeson Otto Hofmann
- Owen Teale Roland Freisler
- Jonathan Coy Erich Neumann
- Hinnerk Schönemann Stuckart's Driver
- Brendan Coyle Heinrich Müller
- Florian Panzner Luther's Driver
- David Glover Supervising Butler
- Simon Markey Stenographer
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- Barnaby Kay Rudolf Lange
- Dirk Martens NCO
- David Spinx Cook
- Andreas Guenther NCO2
- Rod Culbertson Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
- Nick Brown Orderly (uncredited)
- Sebastian Christoph Jacob Maid's Boyfriend
- Clare Bullus Maid
- David Willoughby Orderly 1
- Paul Bannon Orderly (uncredited)
- Terence Mustoo Orderly (uncredited)
- Barry Townsend Orderly (uncredited)
- Karl Moffatt
More from Frank Pierson
More films directed by Frank Pierson, best-rated first: A Star Is Born, King of the Gypsies, Soldier’s Girl and Dirty Pictures.
Conspiracy Plot Summary
What happens in Conspiracy from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
On 20 January 1942, a high-level gathering of Nazi officials convened at a Wannsee villa, with Reinhard Heydrich presiding as chair. He carried a mandate from Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring to tackle what the regime called the “Jewish question” and to render Germany’s territories, including occupied Poland, the Ostland territories, and France, free of Jewish presence. The room brings together men drawn from different bureaus, each weighing his own interests as they listen for direction from the SS, and the mood is one of careful calibration rather than sheer bravado.
Full summary
The whole story of Conspiracy, scene by scene
Conspiracy Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Conspiracy.
How Well Do You Know Conspiracy?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who chaired the high‑level meeting depicted in the film?
Cars in Conspiracy
2 cars on screen: the 1937 Maybach SW 38 and the Mercedes-Benz 130 W23.
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1937 Maybach SW 38 Minor role -
Mercedes-Benz 130 W23 Minor role
Conspiracy Also Known As
28 alternative titles, including “Conspiração” and “Az összeesküvés”.
- Also known as
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- Conspiração
- Az összeesküvés
- La solución final
- La solución final (Conspiracy)
- Ostateczne Rozwiązanie
- Conspiration
- Konspirationen
- Zarota
- Завера
- Заговор
- Conspiratia
- 謀議
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- Conspiracy - Soluzione finale
- Synomosia
- Die Wannseekonferenz
- Den slutliga lösningen
- Lopullinen ratkaisu
- Конспирация
- Konference ve Wannsee
- הפיתרון הסופי
- 阴谋
- 컨스피러시
- Komplo
- Sazvērestība
- Conspirația
- Conspiración
- La solució final
- แผนลับดับทมิฬ
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Wannsee Conference, The Wannsee Conference: The Documentary and Holocaust.
Conspiracy FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Conspiracy, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Conspiracy?
Conspiracy runs 1 hour 36 minutes (96 minutes).
When was Conspiracy released?
Conspiracy was released on May 19, 2001.
Who directed Conspiracy?
Conspiracy was directed by Frank Pierson.
More films by Frank Pierson Who is in the cast of Conspiracy?
Conspiracy stars Kenneth Branagh as Reinhard Heydrich, Colin Firth as Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart and David Threlfall as Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger, among 33 credited actors.
Does Conspiracy have a post-credit scene?
No. Conspiracy has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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