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Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie

Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 1, 1988

Runtime

4h 28m

Genres

War, Documentary

User Score

70%

Original Title

Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie

Production Companies

Memory Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Company

Director

Marcel Ophüls

Revenue

$341,000

Description

Marcel Ophuls' riveting film details the heinous legacy of the Gestapo head dubbed "The Butcher of Lyon." Responsible for over 4,000 deaths in occupied France during World War II, Barbie would escape—with U.S. help—to South America in 1951, where he lived until a global manhunt led to his 1983 arrest and subsequent trial.