The West German Cabinet last night considered the lifting of a ban by the Federal Government and the nine West German state governments against the showing of the film about Hitler’s life and regime, “Until Five Minutes Past Twelve, ” following a decision by a Federal court in Dusseldorf setting aside the ban.
The Federal Minister of Interior and the nine state Interior Ministers, who prohibited showing of the film November 30 after two public performances, were meeting today to consider lifting the ban. Several of the Ministers were reported in favor of lifting the prohibition. The Senate of the city-state of Hamburg rejected the ban shortly after it was imposed by the Ministers on the ground that the film glorified Hitler.
The appeal to the Dusseldorf court by Tempo Films, producers of the movie, was expected to become a test case for appeals in each of the other states. The distributors assert that there had been no objection to the film when it was originally shown privately for members of the Federal Government and the Bonn Bundestag.
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