After the Truth (1999)

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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.

Release Date: September 23, 1999
Runtime: 2h 8m
Rating: 6.0/10 (23 votes)

Director: Roland Suso Richter

Cast: Götz George, Kai Wiesinger, Karoline Eichhorn, Doris Schade, Peter Roggisch, Bastian Trost, Peter Rühring, Michaela Rosen

Production: Helkon Media, Studio Babelsberg, Pressman Films

nazi holocaust (shoah)auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp historical fiction war criminal courtroom drama josef mengele nazi war criminal

Full Cast (40 people)

Götz George as Josef Mengele
Kai Wiesinger as Peter Rohm
Karoline Eichhorn as Rebekka Rohm / Brandenburger
Doris Schade as Hilde Rohm
Peter Roggisch as Heribert Vogt
Bastian Trost as Felix Hillmann
Peter Rühring as Dr. Füglein
Michaela Rosen as Gunda Friedrichs
Hans Peter Hallwachs as Medizinsachverständiger
Traugott Buhre as Dabrowski
Stephan Schwartz as Daniel Ginsberg
Heinz Trixner as Müller
Detlef Bothe as Siebert
Volker Risch as Staatsamwalt
Frank Röth as Dr.Wendler
Peer Martiny as Adlatus Vogt
Jockel Tschiersch as Kommissar Wichmann
Michael Schenk as Untersuchungsrichter Kürten
Andreas Wellano as Spielwarenhändler
Elsa Grube-Deister as Perl Goldstein
Moutlak Osman as Leon Kerbel
János Gönczöl as Gyula Eszterhas
Carole Piguet as Babette Didic
Zoltan Deme as Ungarischer Dolmetscher
Ute Lubosch as Gerichtsmedizinerin
Rüdiger Kuhlbrodt as Proff. Krill
Winfried Wagner as Dr. Liebermann
Wolfgang Dehler as Genetiker
Bernhard Leute as Handschriftenexperte
Holger Kunkel as LKA-Beamter 1

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After the Truth

After the Truth

After the Truth

After the Truth

After the Truth

128 min

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.

128 min

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.

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Production Info

Original LanguageGerman

Release Date9/23/1999

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Production Companies

Studio Babelsberg

Keywords

holocaust (shoah)

auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp

historical fiction

courtroom drama

nazi war criminal

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Cast

Götz George

as Josef Mengele

Kai Wiesinger

as Peter Rohm

Karoline Eichhorn

as Rebekka Rohm / Brandenburger

Doris Schade

as Hilde Rohm

PR

Peter Roggisch

as Heribert Vogt

Bastian Trost

as Felix Hillmann

PR

Peter Rühring

as Dr. Füglein

Michaela Rosen

as Gunda Friedrichs

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is After the Truth about?▾

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 c…

How long is After the Truth?▾

2h 8m

When was After the Truth released?▾

September 23, 1999

Who directed After the Truth?▾

Roland Suso Richter

Who stars in After the Truth?▾

Götz George, Kai Wiesinger, Karoline Eichhorn

What genre is After the Truth?▾

Crime, Drama, Thriller