After the Truth (1999)

6.0/10 128 min Crime Drama Thriller

Overview

Famous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele — the 'Death Angel of Auschwitz', who killed more than 300.000 people — emerges from his hideout in Argentina to Germany as a 87-year-old man, and must stand for his crimes in court. The young solicitor Peter Rohm is assigned to defend him, but Rohm himself — an expert on Mengele and his crimes — feels unable to do so. When he decides to take on the case, he endangers not only his marriage but also his and his wife's lives.

Cast

Götz George

Josef Mengele

Kai Wiesinger

Peter Rohm

Karoline Eichhorn

Rebekka Rohm / Brandenburger

Doris Schade

Hilde Rohm

Bastian Trost

Felix Hillmann

Michaela Rosen

Gunda Friedrichs

Hans Peter Hallwachs

Medizinsachverständiger

Traugott Buhre

Dabrowski

Stephan Schwartz

Daniel Ginsberg

Detlef Bothe

Siebert

Volker Risch

Staatsamwalt

Frank Röth

Dr.Wendler

Peer Martiny

Adlatus Vogt

Jockel Tschiersch

Kommissar Wichmann

Michael Schenk

Untersuchungsrichter Kürten

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