The Investigation

Overview

Peter Weiss’ monumental 1965 stage play, among the greatest artworks on the Holocaust, condenses the testimonies of witnesses and the accused during the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963-1965. This ultra-faithful film adaptation builds, across four hours, in its intensity and graphically described detail.

Cast

Rainer Bock

Richter

Clemens Schick

Ankläger

Bernhard Schütz

Verteidiger

Christian Kaiser

Zeuge 1

Dirk Ossig

Zeuge 2

Arno Frisch

Zeuge 3

Elisabeth Duda

Zeugin 4

Nicolette Krebitz

Zeugin 5

Attila Borlan

Zeuge 6

Robert Mika

Zeuge 7

Marcel Hensema

Zeuge 8

Christiane Paul

Zeugin 9