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Verdict on Auschwitz: The Frankfurt Trial 1963-1965

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Filmmakers Rolf Bickel and Dietrich Wagner document the evidence, procedures and outcome of one of the most important trials in German legal history. During the proceedings, 360 witnesses, including more than 200 survivors of Auschwitz concentration camp, testified against 22 defendants accused of murdering millions.
Verdict on Auschwitz: The Frankfurt Trial 1963-1965

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Critics Consensus

Using audiotapes from the Auschwitz Trail, intermixed with archival footage and photographs, Verdict on Auschwitz is an illuminating historical document and a damning indictment of the people who perpetuated those horrors.

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Bill Stamets Chicago Sun-Times 02/09/2007
3.5/4
This exceptional film shows us the lower-echelon henchmen, the ones who enabled the master-racists. Go to Full Review Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune 02/08/2007
3.5/4
[A] scrupulous, haunting and necessary documentary. Go to Full Review Carina Chocano Los Angeles Times 01/26/2007
3.5/5
Valuable and instructive as it is, Verdict on Auschwitz can sometimes be so focused on the details it fails to show us the forest for the trees. Go to Full Review Nora Lee Mandel Film-Forward.com 12/10/2008
10/10
Even if you have seen all the other Holocaust documentaries or visited the memorial museums, there is still more to be learned here about Auschwitz and post-war Germany. Go to Full Review Marta Barber Miami Herald 04/13/2007
2.5/4
The filmmakers want to cover all aspects of the individuals involved and the film sometimes digresses into side cases. Yet, as history goes, it is hard to present such an important event without showing the monumental evidence. Go to Full Review Ross Anthony Hollywood Report Card 01/31/2007
B+
Not a pleasure to watch, but informative &successful at detailing an event that is quite well known, but perhaps not well enough felt&feared by those not directly affected. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/03/2011 After just coming back from Auschwitz, this film is even more powerful and disturbing. Hate and ultimate power invite ultimate corruption and cruelty. Wholesale murder, torture and dehumanization of the victims under the guise of patriatism and honor are the sadists' excuses. See more Read all reviews
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Rolf Bickel

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Dietrich Wagner

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Synopsis Filmmakers Rolf Bickel and Dietrich Wagner document the evidence, procedures and outcome of one of the most important trials in German legal history. During the proceedings, 360 witnesses, including more than 200 survivors of Auschwitz concentration camp, testified against 22 defendants accused of murdering millions.
Director
Rolf Bickel, Dietrich Wagner
Distributor
First Run
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 12, 2007, Limited
Runtime
3h 0m