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The Investigation

Die Ermittlung

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Director
Rolf Peter Kahl
Cast
Rainer Bock as Richter Clemens Schick as Ankläger Bernhard Schütz as Verteidiger Christian Kaiser as Zeuge 1 Dirk Ossig as Zeuge 2 Arno Frisch as Zeuge 3
Crew
Guido Frenzel — Director of Photography Anne Fabini — Editor Peter R. Adam — Editor Christoph Strothjohann — Editor Matti Gajek — Original Music Composer Rolf Peter Kahl — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Investigation — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
frankfurt/oderauschwitz-birkenau concentration camphistorical drama1960scourtroom drama
Key Collaborators
Rolf Peter Kahl Director Guido Frenzel Director of Photography Anne Fabini Editor Peter R. Adam Editor Christoph Strothjohann Editor Matti Gajek Original Music Composer Rolf Peter Kahl Writer Alexander van Dülmen Writer Alexander van Dülmen Producer Bettina Klömpken Costume Design
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