American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally

2021
R
1h 49m

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5.7/10

3.4K

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Al Pacino, Thomas Kretschmann, and Meadow Williams in American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (2021)

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American Traitor follows the life of American woman Mildred Gillars and her lawyer who struggles to redeem her reputation.American Traitor follows the life of American woman Mildred Gillars and her lawyer who struggles to redeem her reputation.American Traitor follows the life of American woman Mildred Gillars and her lawyer who struggles to redeem her reputation.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 nominations total

Judge Edward M. Curran
(as Sewell J. Whitney)

Jeffrey Holsman

Bailiff

Thomas Kretschmann

Dr. Joseph Goebbels

Brian Dean Rittenhouse

GI Soldier
(as Brian D. Rittenhouse)

John Cassarino

RRG Announcer 1

Julián Garnik

Alan
(as Julian Garnik)
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Don Castor

Gene
(as Donal Castor)

John D. Hickman

Foreman
(as John Hickman)

Carlos Leal

Aldelbert Houbern

Astor Méndez Colón

Michael

Noah Beltran

Andy
(as Noah Beltrán)

Ramiro 'Ramir' Delgado Ruiz

Grease Monkey 1
(as Ramiro Delgado Ruiz)

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Trivia
Mildred Elizabeth Gillars nicknamed "Axis Sally" along with Rita Zucca, was an American broadcaster employed by Nazi Germany to disseminate Axis propaganda during World War II. Following her capture in post-war Berlin, she became the first woman to be tried for treason against the United States in March 1949.

Goofs
In the title for the closing arguments, the title reads "Closing Arguments, Gillars v. United States". The defendant is always listed second in court actions. In this case, the United States was clearly the prosecuting agent, Gillars was obviously the defendant.

Quotes
James Laughlin: America is watching. We must not sacrifice this woman, patriotism covering up a lynch mob!

Crazy credits
The end credits state that "the story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious..." Which is clearly not true since the film is based on a true story and includes real historical characters that existed.

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Autumn in Berlin
Written by Adam Dib

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Review

Featured review

6/10

Pacino is stellar, Relevant Pacino and story in twenty-first century.

Watched it for the Pacino performance, thats worth the time on its own. Unfortunately the other cast arent of his caliber, and the screenplay writing could be better.

Based on a true.story, again seventy-five years on, America again finds herself fighting fascism, authoritarianism and thus the relevance of elements of WWII stories.

The.major differences today are home front battles against homegrown treason, fascism compared to the all time freshman defense and/or excuse of the applying First Amendment rights.

Of-course America is not in the middle of WWII, those purporting fascism and authoritarian threats against opposing beliefs while perhaps seeming life threatening, dont compare with battles fought on Normandy beaches, Antwerp, Pacific Islands and real life or death survival skills necessary during WWII.

Watch it for the Pacino performance alone,or for the recurring relevance of treason among our ranks. Its always hard to transform literary media into performance arts.

The screenplay writers werent on par with other Pacino choices. Not all stories translate well in anyones hands.

WWII history buffs and Pacino admirers should given this a go. After all, Al Pacinos work on screen wasnt abundant in 2021. If you do choose to watch, be certain to stay for the films epilogue.