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A horrifically beautiful story about the power of love. . .and how it can conquer even the Third Reich. . . The arts flourished in pre-WWII Germany. The Nazis brought it all to a crashing end. A love story, in this instance a love between men, about how the power of the mind can resist the physical, psychological, and emotional cruelty put forth. Written originally (I believe) as a stage play, the script was adapted & made into film (1997) starring Clive Owen & Lothaire Bluteau. . .two Dachau prison camp inmates. One (Horst/Bluteau) wears his pink triangle (symbolizing his being homosexual)…

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8 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2000
    Applause Books · 80 pages · 9781557833365
  • Paperback · English · 1979
    Samuel French, Inc. · 116 pages · 9780573640315
  • Paperback · English · 1979
    Bent (Plays)
    Amber Lane Press Ltd · 80 pages · 9780906399095
  • Other · English · 2011
    Concord Theatricals · 9780573813061
  • Other · English · 2000
    Leonard Corporation, Hal · 9781617746130
  • Other · English · 2000
    Leonard Corporation, Hal · 9781476845319
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