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After the Truth (1999)

Original title: Nichts als die Wahrheit

1999-09-23 · 2h 8m · DE
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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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Roland Suso RichterDirectorJohannes W. BetzWriter

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Götz GeorgeGötz GeorgeJosef MengeleKai WiesingerKai WiesingerPeter RohmKaroline EichhornKaroline EichhornRebekka Rohm / BrandenburgerDoris SchadeDoris SchadeHilde RohmHans Peter HallwachsHans Peter HallwachsMedizinsachverständigerTraugott BuhreTraugott BuhreDabrowskiStephan SchwartzStephan SchwartzDaniel GinsbergWolfgang DehlerWolfgang DehlerGenetikerMichaela RosenMichaela RosenGunda FriedrichsElsa Grube-DeisterElsa Grube-DeisterPerl GoldsteinPeter RoggischPeter RoggischHeribert VogtPeter RühringPeter RühringDr.Füglein

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Mengele

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Genre affinityThriller · DramaTheme affinityMengeleDialogue densityDramaDirector preference285163Actor preference361671 · 367317 · 380083Country preferenceDe

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What is After the Truth about?

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.

How long is After the Truth?

After the Truth has a runtime of 128 minutes.