Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin

574 00:41:52,093 --> 00:41:53,887 I don't even know what. 575 00:41:54,012 --> 00:41:56,807 This man is without charm, without character or charisma. 576 00:41:57,182 --> 00:42:00,268 -He has captured the nation's imagination, Dietrich. 577 00:42:00,518 --> 00:42:03,063 And our churches are fuller than have been in years. 578 00:42:03,188 --> 00:42:06,608 -But it's not about how many, Bishop, it's about who. 579 00:42:07,067 --> 00:42:09,570 Don't you realize handing a man this kind of crown 580 00:42:09,695 --> 00:42:11,322 will come with a terrible price? 581 00:42:11,530 --> 00:42:12,698 -I can't agree. 582 00:42:13,990 --> 00:42:15,492 -Both for us... 583 00:42:15,783 --> 00:42:18,578 and those he so aggressively targeting, the Jews. 584 00:42:18,703 --> 00:42:20,788 -Yeah. Surely Herr Hitler will resolve 585 00:42:20,915 --> 00:42:21,915 the Jewish question too. 586 00:42:22,040 --> 00:42:24,543 -Why must there even be a Jewish question? 587 00:42:27,755 --> 00:42:31,550 This is our national cathedral. 588 00:42:34,845 --> 00:42:36,138 -Dietrich, 589 00:42:36,263 --> 00:42:38,390 it has long been our policy 590 00:42:38,640 --> 00:42:41,435 that politics and the church should not intersect. 591 00:42:41,560 --> 00:42:42,812 [audience claps in background] 592 00:42:42,937 --> 00:42:45,563 -Listen to that applause. 593 00:42:46,690 --> 00:42:48,233 They already have. 594 00:42:51,403 --> 00:42:53,072 -What if I speak to Chancellor Hitler? 595 00:42:54,823 --> 00:42:56,950 We both fought in the Great War. 596 00:42:57,702 --> 00:42:58,535 He might listen. 597 00:42:58,660 --> 00:43:00,703 -Then tell him the church does not belong to him 598 00:43:00,828 --> 00:43:01,705 or any man. 599 00:43:01,830 --> 00:43:03,707 It belongs to the living God. 600 00:43:04,333 --> 00:43:07,085 -Not everything needs to be a fight, Dietrich. 601 00:43:08,378 --> 00:43:11,132 Your heart is moving faster than your mind. 602 00:43:11,257 --> 00:43:12,590 -Yes, speed matters. 603 00:43:13,008 --> 00:43:14,302 If no one warns the German people, 604 00:43:14,427 --> 00:43:16,053 they might think the entire clergy 605 00:43:16,178 --> 00:43:18,555 agrees with Bishop Müller and his sycophants. 606 00:43:19,598 --> 00:43:21,767 I have the pulpit at Kaiser Wilhelm in two weeks. 607 00:43:22,100 --> 00:43:22,977 At Jacobi's invitation. 608 00:43:23,102 --> 00:43:24,395 In fact, that might be the perfect opportunity 609 00:43:24,520 --> 00:43:25,478 to speak up against... 610 00:43:25,603 --> 00:43:26,813 -Now, listen closely, young friend. 611 00:43:26,938 --> 00:43:28,440 Everyone will be paying attention. 612 00:43:28,607 --> 00:43:31,360 including this bishop that still remains your superior. 613 00:43:32,402 --> 00:43:33,903 I advise you recall 614 00:43:34,028 --> 00:43:36,365 the words of the English writer William Shakespeare. 615 00:43:37,490 --> 00:43:40,618 “Discretion is the better part of valor.” 616 00:43:44,205 --> 00:43:47,960 -Yeah, I prefer the words of a Jewish writer, Paul. 617 00:43:49,920 --> 00:43:53,173 'God has not given us a spirit of fear.' 618 00:43:59,137 --> 00:44:01,015 -If you don't take your fear from God, 619 00:44:01,140 --> 00:44:03,142 perhaps you should take it from your bishop. 620 00:44:10,190 --> 00:44:11,525 [church bells ring] 621 00:44:23,162 --> 00:44:25,038 Karl: I never understood kites. 622 00:44:26,498 --> 00:44:28,458 All this effort and they take you nowhere. 623 00:44:30,335 --> 00:44:34,798 Dietrich: I think the idea is they get you to look up. 624 00:44:34,965 --> 00:44:37,175 Karl: Oh. My optimistic son. 625 00:44:38,260 --> 00:44:40,928 Everything always pointing to the sky. 626 00:44:42,848 --> 00:44:44,348 You realize I come for these walks 627 00:44:44,475 --> 00:44:47,102 to take a break from giving out advice, don't you? 628 00:44:47,853 --> 00:44:51,857 -I'm sorry. I can figure it out myself. 629 00:44:52,398 --> 00:44:53,983 -I'm sure you already have. 630 00:44:54,610 --> 00:44:57,863 -I guess I'm just seeking permission to be brave. 631 00:45:02,325 --> 00:45:06,330 -You don't need anyone's permission, son. 632 00:45:07,163 --> 00:45:08,498 You already are. 633 00:45:13,212 --> 00:45:14,212 -Thank you. 634 00:45:15,755 --> 00:45:18,633 Karl: Don't thank me until after. 635 00:45:18,758 --> 00:45:19,718 Dietrich: After? 636 00:45:20,635 --> 00:45:23,263 Karl: After whatever is requiring all this courage 637 00:45:23,388 --> 00:45:24,473 in the first place. 638 00:45:44,577 --> 00:45:47,245 [ominous music] 639 00:45:58,590 --> 00:46:00,717 -They won't eat you, Dietrich. 640 00:46:00,842 --> 00:46:03,387 At least not until after the sermon. 641 00:46:11,895 --> 00:46:15,148 [dramatic music] 642 00:46:46,472 --> 00:46:49,850 -“Woe to y