The Investigation (2024)

6.7/10 • 241 min • Drama History

Overview

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

Andreas Anke

Zeuge 13

Dorka Gryllus

Zeugin 14

Marek Harloff

Zeuge 15

André Szymanski

Zeuge 16

Sabine Timoteo

Zeugin 17

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