John Rabe - Portrayals in Film

Portrayals in Film

John Rabe has been portrayed in numerous films:

  • In Mou Tun Fei's 1995 film Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre. Minnie Vautrin and George Ashmore Fitch are also depicted.
  • In Wu Ziniu's 1995 film Don't Cry, Nanking, actor Ulrich Ottenburger played Rabe, although his name was changed to "John Robbins."
  • In Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman's 2007 documentary film Nanking, actor Jürgen Prochnow played Rabe.
  • In Lu Chuan's 2009 film City of Life and Death, actor John Paisley played Rabe.
  • In Florian Gallenberger's film John Rabe, also released in 2009, Ulrich Tukur played John Rabe.

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