Nichts als die Wahrheit

History/Book adaptation, Germany 1999

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The famous Nazi-Doctor Dr. Josef Mengele - the "death angel of Auschwitz", who killed more than 300.000 people - comes back from his hide out in Argentina to Germany as a 87 year old man. He must stand up in front of a court for his crimes. The young solicitor Peter Rohm has to defend him. But Peter Rohm - himself an expert on Josef Mengele and his crimes - feels unable to do this. When he decides to take on the case he endangers not only the relationship to his wife but also their lifes. A fictional story around the non-fictional person of Josef Mengele who died in 1979.
123 min
SD
FSK 12
Audio language:
German

More information

Template:

Beate Veldtrup (Novel)

Producer:

Götz George

Cast:

Kai Wiesinger (Peter Rohm)

Götz George (Josef Mengele)

Karoline Eichhorn (Rebekka Rohm)

Doris Schade (Hilde Rohm)

Traugott Buhre (Dabrowski)

Stephan Schwartz (Daniel Ginsberg)

Original title:

Nichts als die Wahrheit

Original language:

German

Format:

16:9 SD, Color

Ratings:

FBW "valuable"

Age rating:

FSK 12

Audio language:

German