The Investigation

The Investigation

2024•4h 1m•6.7/10

DramaHistory

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6.7/10(6)

Peter Weiss’ monumental 1965 stage play, among the greatest artworks on the Holocaust, condenses the testimonies of witnesses and the accused during the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963-1965. This ultra-faithful film adaptation builds, across four hours, in its intensity and graphically described detail.

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Production

BR, WDR, ARTE, A Company, Film & Mischwaren, Springer Stiftung, Leonine Studios

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Rainer Bock

Rainer Bock

Richter

Clemens Schick

Clemens Schick

Ankläger

Bernhard Schütz

Bernhard Schütz

Verteidiger

Christian Kaiser

Christian Kaiser

Zeuge 1

Dirk Ossig

Dirk Ossig

Zeuge 2

Arno Frisch

Arno Frisch

Zeuge 3

Elisabeth Duda

Elisabeth Duda

Zeugin 4

Nicolette Krebitz

Nicolette Krebitz

Zeugin 5

Attila Borlan

Attila Borlan

Zeuge 6

Robert Mika

Robert Mika

Zeuge 7

Marcel Hensema

Marcel Hensema

Zeuge 8

Christiane Paul

Christiane Paul

Zeugin 9

Barbara Philipp

Barbara Philipp

Zeugin 10

Klaudiusz Kaufmann

Klaudiusz Kaufmann

Zeuge 11

Marc Fischer

Marc Fischer

Zeuge 12

Andreas Anke

Andreas Anke

Zeuge 13

Dorka Gryllus

Dorka Gryllus

Zeugin 14

Marek Harloff

Marek Harloff

Zeuge 15

André Szymanski

André Szymanski

Zeuge 16

Sabine Timoteo

Sabine Timoteo

Zeugin 17

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