Verdict on Auschwitz
This documentary re-creates the momentous Frankfurt trial. Rolf Bickel and Dietrich Wagner build the film around taped testimony from more than 200 Auschwitz survivors. Twenty-two former members of Hitler's SS, many of whom had carved out comfortable lives for themselves in postwar West Germany, stood trial in 1963 before 360 witnesses who accused them of murdering millions.
- Overview
- Cast
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Verdict on Auschwitz
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 1993
Runtime
2h 52m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
80%
Original Title
Strafsache 4 Ks 2/63
Production Companies
HR
Director
Rolf Bickel
Description
This documentary re-creates the momentous Frankfurt trial. Rolf Bickel and Dietrich Wagner build the film around taped testimony from more than 200 Auschwitz survivors. Twenty-two former members of Hitler's SS, many of whom had carved out comfortable lives for themselves in postwar West Germany, stood trial in 1963 before 360 witnesses who accused them of murdering millions.
