His character was good for the emotional story of the movie as a negative guy defending the accused, but I couldn't help think how his personality was obviously taken after Hitler. He not only talked like him, but kinda looked like him also.
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Who gets nominated for which category is up to the filmmakers/studio, and one of the factors is which it appears they're more likely to win. It's as much a strategic choice as a rational one.
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Nothing to see here, move along.
Maximilian Schell? He didn't look like Hitler! He was defending These Prisoners, (though in Vain), that was His Job. If I was the Judge in that Courtroom, not knowing in Hindsight, I wouldn't have been as harsh to the Defendants. Unlike the Prosecutor, Who was full of Emotion, and Vengeance, Rolf, made a compelling, reasonable case.
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"Do you think enjoyed what I just did?" "I hated it! I had to do some things in that courtroom that made me cringe.
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Sooner or later, every defense attorney feels (or should feel) this way.
Soy 'un hijo de la playa'
One comment on this film once described his character as "incipiently fascist", and you get a sense that Rolfe is intended to indicate that the end of the Third Reich did not put an end to the mentality that gave rise to it.
"Chicken soup - with a *beep* straw."
He did his job, as defense attorney you have to put forward the best possible defense for your client
shareYes, I think it was the intention of the filmmakers to make the attorney display Hitler's mannerisms while delivering a speech. For instance, he had Hitler's tone of voice when he was really passionate. Also, he was waving his hand like Hitler did during his speeches. What exactly was the point of such parallel between the attorney and Hitler, remains a bit unclear to me.
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