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The People vs. Fritz Bauer

The People vs. Fritz Bauer

20156.81h 45m

Overview

It is the late 1950s. Flourishing under the economic miracle, Germany grows increasingly apathetic about confronting the horrors of its recent past. Nevertheless, Fritz Bauer doggedly devotes his energies to bringing the Third Reich to justice. One day Bauer receives a letter from Argentina, written by a man who is certain that his daughter is dating the son of Adolph Eichmann. Excited by the promising lead, and mistrustful of a corrupt judiciary system where Nazis still lurk, Bauer journeys to Jerusalem to seek alliance with Mossad, the Israeli secret service. To do so is treason — yet committing treason is the only way Bauer can serve his country.

Directed by Lars Kraume
Written by Lars Kraume, Olivier Guez
Produced by Thomas Kufus
Box Office0Revenue: $148K

Top Cast

Burghart Klaußner

Burghart Klaußner

Fritz Bauer

Ronald Zehrfeld

Ronald Zehrfeld

Karl Angermann

Sebastian Blomberg

Sebastian Blomberg

Ulrich Kreidler

Jörg Schüttauf

Jörg Schüttauf

Paul Gebhardt

Lilith Stangenberg

Lilith Stangenberg

Victoria

Laura Tonke

Laura Tonke

Ms. Schütt

Götz Schubert

Götz Schubert

Georg-August Zinn

Cornelia Gröschel

Cornelia Gröschel

Charlotte Angermann

Robert Atzorn

Robert Atzorn

Charlottes Father

Matthias Weidenhöfer

Matthias Weidenhöfer

Zvi Aharoni

Themes & Keywords

nazibiographybased on true storywar criminal

About The People vs. Fritz Bauer

The People vs. Fritz Bauer is a history, drama, mystery film released in 2015 exploring themes of nazi, biography, based on true story, war criminal. Directed by Lars Kraume, it stars Burghart Klaußner, Ronald Zehrfeld, Sebastian Blomberg. It is the late 1950s. Flourishing under the economic miracle, Germany grows increasingly apathetic about confronting the horrors of its recent past. Nevertheless, Fritz Bauer doggedly devotes his energies to bringing the Third Reich to justice. One day Bauer receives a letter from Argentina, written by a man who is certain that his daughter is dating the son of Adolph Eichmann. Excited by the promising lead, and mistrustful of a corrupt judiciary system where Nazis still lurk, Bauer journeys to Jerusalem to seek alliance with Mossad, the Israeli secret service. To do so is treason — yet committing treason is the only way Bauer can serve his country.

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