The People vs. Fritz Bauer (2015): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2015, The People vs. Fritz Bauer is a drama, mystery and history film directed by Lars Kraume, running about 105 minutes.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. The People vs. Fritz Bauer stars Burghart Klaußner as Fritz Bauer, Ronald Zehrfeld as Karl Angermann, Sebastian Blomberg as Ulrich Kreidler and Jörg Schüttauf as Paul Gebhardt, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.9/10, The People vs. Fritz Bauer has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $148.5K at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The People vs. Fritz Bauer page.

If you liked it. Fans of The People vs. Fritz Bauer tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.