The People vs. Fritz Bauer

2015 1h 45m DE

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 221

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Burghart Klaußner
Fritz Bauer
Ronald Zehrfeld
Karl Angermann
Sebastian Blomberg
Ulrich Kreidler
Jörg Schüttauf
Paul Gebhardt
Lilith Stangenberg
Victoria
Laura Tonke
Ms. Schütt
Götz Schubert
Georg-August Zinn
Cornelia Gröschel
Charlotte Angermann

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lars Kraume
Writers: Lars Kraume, Olivier Guez
Languages: Yiddish, German, English
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Yiddish, German, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lars Kraume, shot by Jens Harant. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Julian Maas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Barbara Gies shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Burghart Klaußner and Ronald Zehrfeld and Sebastian Blomberg carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4193400 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lars Kraume directs. Jens Harant behind the camera. Julian Maas scores. Barbara Gies cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in Yiddish, German, English.

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1Released 11 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Yiddish, German, English.
3Directed by Lars Kraume, shot by Jens Harant. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Julian Maas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Barbara Gies shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Burghart Klaußner and Ronald Zehrfeld and Sebastian Blomberg carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt4193400 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.