The Investigation

The Investigation

2024
★★★☆☆ 6.3/10
⏱️ 241 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 DE
DramaHistory
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
Rainer Bock
Richter
Clemens Schick
Clemens Schick
Ankläger
Bernhard Schütz
Bernhard Schütz
Verteidiger
Christian Kaiser
Christian Kaiser
Zeuge 1
Dirk Ossig
Dirk Ossig
Zeuge 2
Arno Frisch
Arno Frisch
Zeuge 3

Crew

Director
Rolf Peter Kahl
Writer
Rolf Peter Kahl, Alexander van Dülmen
Producer
Alexander van Dülmen

Production

BR, WDR, ARTE, A Company, Film & Mischwaren, Springer Stiftung, Leonine Studios

Keywords

frankfurt/oderauschwitz-birkenau concentration camphistorical drama1960scourtroom drama