Verdict on Auschwitz

A sober, harrowing sit: archival testimony and courtroom procedure demand patience but leave a heavy, lingering weight.

Created by

Dietrich Wagner, Rolf Bickel

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Edgar M. Böhlke

Overview

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.

How it feels

Measured and demanding.

About

Justice, memory, war, violence

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

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