Documentary ·History · Spain · 2005 · 1h 13m

Who Killed Walter Benjamin…

Quién mató a Walter Benjamin…

Director

Cast

Juan Ramón Capella as Himself Félix de Azúa as Himself Stéphane Hessel as Himself Dani Karavan as Himself Stéphane Mosès as Himself Gary Smith as Himself

Crew

Rachel Rusinek — Director of Photography Pau Valiente — Editor Víctor Vidal — Editor Xavier Maristany — Original Music Composer David Mauas — Writer Joan Ripollés Iranzo — Writer

Tagline

… not just a reconstruction of a death but the living portrait of the scene of the crime.

Synopsis

Philosopher Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), a German Jew, flees Germany in 1932, during the turmoil preceding Adolf Hitler's definitive rise to power. On September 26, 1940, he dies in Portbou, a small village on the French-Spanish border. The unexplained end of a man who managed to avoid a horrible fate just to face death in very mysterious circumstances.

Key Collaborators

David Mauas Director Rachel Rusinek Director of Photography Pau Valiente Editor Víctor Vidal Editor Xavier Maristany Original Music Composer David Mauas Writer Joan Ripollés Iranzo Writer

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