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A story that exposes the conspiracy of prominent German institutions and government branches to cover up the crimes of Nazis during World War II.A story that exposes the conspiracy of prominent German institutions and government branches to cover up the crimes of Nazis during World War II.A story that exposes the conspiracy of prominent German institutions and government branches to cover up the crimes of Nazis during World War II.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 18 nominations
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Did you know
- TriviaBased on the life of Frankfurt's attorney general Fritz Bauer and three of his prosecutors. They all were instrumental for the holding of the important 'Auschwitz trials' in 1963.
- Goofs(at around 1h 45 mins) The Mourner's Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead, is recited in the film using the modern Israeli Hebrew pronunciation. The version of the Kaddish that Kirsch would have known (and that his prayerbook would've contained) would have used the older Ashkenazic pronunciation used by German and Eastern European Jews. Instead of saying, "Yitgadal v' yitkadash," as they do in the film, they they should be saying, "Yisgadal v'yiskadash."
- Quotes
Major Parker: You were all Nazis. In the Eastern sector, now you are all communists. Jesus, you Germans! If little green men from Mars landed tomorrow, you would all become green.
- ConnectionsReferences The Road (1954)
- SoundtracksTipitipitipso
Performed by Caterina Valente
Music by Heinz Gietz
Lyrics by Kurt Feltz
Courtesy of Edition Rialto Hans Gerig KG, Bergisch Gladbach
(P) 1957 - Courtesy of Electrola, a division of Universal Music GmbH
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Superb German film on the man who put the Nazi's on trial for Auschwitz
Based on the true story of a young Public Prosecutor from Frankfurt named Johann Radmann (Alexander Fehling – 'Inglorious Basterds'). He encounters a survivor of Auschwitz and a journalist who want to bring the perpetrators of the atrocities that took place there to trial. The problem is that Germany seems to not want to rake over the coals of the past and there are former Nazi's everywhere who just don't care.
What follows are the travails he and his friends go through in order to do something, try to build a case and wake the German people from their wilful apathy towards the war. We also have his personal life and that of those around him and who are swept up in the investigation.
This is an extremely well made film, the story is completely gripping and I loved the period detail too. It does not sugar coat what took place but is also not horrific in terms of the graphic abuse that sadly occurred, especially at the hands of Mengele and co. It is very moving in places and features some truly excellent performances especially Fehling and his love interest Friedrike Becht ('Hannah Arendt')who plays Marlene – it is in German with very good subtitles and runs for 123 minutes and is one that is very easy to recommend indeed.
What follows are the travails he and his friends go through in order to do something, try to build a case and wake the German people from their wilful apathy towards the war. We also have his personal life and that of those around him and who are swept up in the investigation.
This is an extremely well made film, the story is completely gripping and I loved the period detail too. It does not sugar coat what took place but is also not horrific in terms of the graphic abuse that sadly occurred, especially at the hands of Mengele and co. It is very moving in places and features some truly excellent performances especially Fehling and his love interest Friedrike Becht ('Hannah Arendt')who plays Marlene – it is in German with very good subtitles and runs for 123 minutes and is one that is very easy to recommend indeed.
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- Also known as
- La conspiración del silencio
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $794,452
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $22,101
- Oct 4, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $4,574,756
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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