The famous Nazi-Doctor Dr. Josef Mengele - the “death angel of Auschwitz”, who killed more than 300.000 people - comes back from his hide out in Argentina to Germany as a 87 year old man. He must stand up in front of a court for his crimes. The young solicitor Peter Rohm has to defend him. But Peter Rohm - himself an expert on Josef Mengele and his crimes - feels unable to do this. When he decides to take on the case he endangers not only the relationship to his wife but also their lifes. A fictional story around the non-fictional person of Josef Mengele who died in 1979. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.4/10 | |
Released: | September 23, 1999 | |
Runtime: | 128 min | |
Genres: | Drama Thriller Crime | |
Cast: | Götz George Karoline Eichhorn Kai Wiesinger Doris Schade | |
Crew: | Christopher Riley Roland Suso Richter Johannes W. Betz Hellmut Fulss Kathleen Riley Beate Veldtrup | |
etim : Boy, that was a chore to watch. It had everything to make it a good flick but the writing ...