National Theatre Live: Good

Apr 20, 2023

1h 40m

★ 8.5

Professor John Halder is a 'good' man. But 'good' men must adapt to survive.

Overview

As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable consequences.

Genres

Drama

War

Production Companies

National Theatre

National Theatre Live: Good Trailers

Cast

Professor John Halder/Johnny

David Tennant

Maurice

Elliot Levey

Helen/Mother

Sharon Small

Hoss

Jim Creighton

Ensemble

Rebecca Bainbridge

Ensemble

Izaak Cainer

Ensemble

Jamie Cameron

Ensemble

Edie Newman

Ensemble

Lizzie Schenk

Ensemble

George Todica

Canada: A People's History - Episode 14: 1940 to 1946 CE. Canada comes of age in the anguish of World War II, with soldiers on the beaches at Dieppe and women in the industrial work force back home. The country's military role, and the domestic, social and political consequences of the war are traced through poignant stories of Canadians on both sides of the Atlantic. The horrific global conflict steals the innocence of a generation... but brings hope for a new future.

10.0

Mountains Clad in Green

Dec 31, 1971

Year 1943. A group of soldiers, carrying an injured comrade, are trying to reach the hospital.

0.0

War Mornings

Jun 20, 1971

World War II. A group of kids try to sabotage the enemy whichever way they can.

0.0

Once at Dawn

Mar 8, 1971

A driver is tasked with sending weapons illegally to the partisan soldiers.

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0.0

Angel of Death

Invalid Date

A Jewish pathologist is sent to work under Dr. Josef Mengele. There, he struggles to hold onto his humanity while being forced to endure the atrocities of the Holocaust.

3.3

Furtuna

Feb 4, 1959

Story depicting the national liberation struggle of the Albanian people against the Italian and German invaders during World War II.

0.0

Sedm havranů

Nov 3, 1967

In the bleak autumn mountains of the Beskydy Mountains, a dramatic story set in the wartime November 1944 takes place. Seven refugees join forces with partisans, but during a joint sabotage operation - blowing up a bridge - they discover they have a traitor in their midst. Brought to the mountains by a variety of motivations, the men suspect each other while fighting for their lives with an advancing German detachment armed to the teeth...

5.0

Dad's Army

Mar 12, 1971

Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home Guard platoon's formation and their subsequent endeavours at a training exercise.

9.0

Young Warrior

Jun 28, 2025

Inspired by true stories that are dedicated to the young underaged soldiers "Young Warriors" who serve in World War II reminding all that wars are started by men but fought by boys. A young soldier straight out of high school, Jack Miller, from a suburb of Chicago, finds himself lost behind enemy lines in war torn France.

6.0

Jahrgang 21

Feb 28, 1958

At the beginning of the Second World War, Czech music student Honsik comes to Germany from Prague to join a "foreign worker company". After rescuing a boy from the rubble of a bombed-out house, he himself is seriously injured and taken to a hospital in Stralsund. There he is regarded as a second-class citizen and the Germans are preferred to him. Nurse Käthe stands up for him, cares for him and defies all prohibitions. A love affair is kindled between the two, but it is not under a good star. Honsik tries to flee to his homeland with his comrades and Käthe supports him. At the last moment, however, Honsik realizes that his love for Käthe is stronger than his homesickness and makes his way back. Once back home, he can only watch as Käthe is arrested by the Gestapo. With the help of a resistance fighter, the young man from Prague manages to escape after all.

6.1

The Aryan Couple

Dec 10, 2004

A German Jewish industrialist is forced to hand over his business to the Nazis in order to ensure his family's safe passage out of Germany.

0.0

The Seagull

Apr 22, 2017

What if Konstantin Gavrilovich, from Anton Chekkov's famous play, did not commit suicide and was murdered instead? And who did it? Boris Akunin's take on The Seagull unfolds as a comedic murder mystery.

0.0

Parer's War

Apr 27, 2014

Parer's War is the true story of World War II frontline cameraman, Damien Parer, whose work won Australia’s first Oscar. His desperate efforts to return to the battlefield to capture what he believed was the ‘truth’ of war were thwarted by his own government. Caught between two worlds, his own personal demons almost cost him the woman he loved.

5.0

The Dream

Jul 14, 1966

In the whirlpool of WW2, two peaceful towns that have already tasted peace are once again attacked by the Germans. Casualties are high, but the dream of a boy and a girl about their liberated towns cannot be destroyed.

8.0

Pour l'honneur de Gaza, des déplacés sous les tentes

May 2, 2025

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6.9

Goodnight, Mister Tom

Oct 25, 1998

A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.

6.0

No Escape

Sep 28, 2008

During WWII two sisters have stolen some emeralds from the lesbian Nazi SS officer (Rena Riffel) and now are on the run. One gets captured by her and gets tortured with electrified Freddy Krueger glove into revealing the location of the gems. The other escapes to her cousin's house, but her cousin who isn't that pleased with her appearance and blackmails the girl into becoming her personal slave in return for not turning her over to the SS.

4.2

Brother's War

May 26, 2009

The story is set in the latter days of World War 2, against the backdrop of fierce combat on the eastern front. Brother's War is based on real events.

6.6

The End of the Affair

Dec 3, 1999

On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles, husband of his ex-mistress Sarah, who abruptly ended their affair two years before. Bendrix's obsession with Sarah is rekindled; he succumbs to his own jealousy and arranges to have her followed.

5.2

Cameramen at War

Jan 1, 1943

A tribute to the cameramen of the newsreel companies and the service film units, in the form of a compilation of film of the cameramen themselves, their training and some of their most dramatic film.