The Investigation
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.
Cast
Rainer Bock
Richter
Clemens Schick
Ankläger
Bernhard Schütz
Verteidiger
Christian Kaiser
Zeuge 1
Dirk Ossig
Zeuge 2
Arno Frisch
Zeuge 3
Elisabeth Duda
Zeugin 4
Nicolette Krebitz
Zeugin 5
Attila Borlan
Zeuge 6
Robert Mika
Zeuge 7
Marcel Hensema
Zeuge 8
Christiane Paul
Zeugin 9
Barbara Philipp
Zeugin 10
Klaudiusz Kaufmann
Zeuge 11
Marc Fischer
Zeuge 12
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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.
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