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Freiheit

Freiheit

1966Short⏱️ 3m
DramaShort
5.3
IMDB Rating
882 votes

This film shows a German student (Randal Kleiser) escaping across the Berlin Border and being shot to death, while on the soundtrack, various platitudes about dying for freedom can be heard.

Director
George Lucas
Writers
N/A
Stars
Randal Kleiser, Christopher Lewis
Release Date
September 11, 2000
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 9
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Randal Kleiser
Randal Kleiser
as Boy
👤
Christopher Lewis
as Soldier

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White

🏷️ Keywords

no music during end creditsinterviewstudent filmindependent film

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

Writing (Themes and Character)
by matepolcz2025-09-04
6/10

""So of course freedom is worth dying for, because without freedom, we're dead." Freiheit is the first short film from George Lucas where I feel like his main focus was writing. Especially the themes and somewhat character. Dialogues were pulled from recordings. I wasn't a fan of the score and sound design, but it was interesting for sure and I understand that in 1966 it was not easy to mix sound. The editing is good, except for one scene, where it's great. The cinematography introduces slow motion, which I haven't seen George Lucas do in his short films before, w..."

📖 Synopsis

This film shows a German student (Randal Kleiser) escaping across the Berlin Border and being shot to death, while on the soundtrack, various platitudes about dying for freedom can be heard.