Nichts als die Wahrheit
History/Book adaptation, Germany 1999
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
German
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Director:
Writer:
Template:
Beate Veldtrup (Novel)
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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