QB VII 

A physician sues a novelist for publishing statements implicating the doctor in Nazi war crimes.

Stars:

Ben Gazzara, Anthony Hopkins, Leslie Caron

Won 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 11 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ben Gazzara	...	Abe Cady 2 episodes, 1974
Anthony Hopkins	...	Adam Kelno 2 episodes, 1974
Leslie Caron	...	Angela Kelno 2 episodes, 1974
Dan O'Herlihy	...	David Shawcross 2 episodes, 1974
Robert Stephens	...	Robert Highsmith 2 episodes, 1974
Anthony Quayle	...	Tom Banniester 2 episodes, 1974
Milo O'Shea	...	Dr. Stanislaus Lotaki 2 episodes, 1974
Kristoffer Tabori	...	Ben Cady 2 episodes, 1974
Lee Remick	...	Lady Margaret 2 episodes, 1974
Julian Glover	...	Zaminski 2 episodes, 1974
Vladek Sheybal	...	Sobotnik 2 episodes, 1974
Anthony Andrews	...	Stephen Kelno 2 episodes, 1974
Alan Napier	...	Semple 2 episodes, 1974

Storyline

Adam Kelno has made it to England in the days following World War II. Having escaped from a death camp in Nazi Europe, he finds that his identification with anti-communists in Poland has made him a target of the Soviet Government, which brings up war crime charges against him in England. When the witness is unable to identify him as one of the doctors who castrated him, he is released. Kelno takes his wife and young son to Arabia where he labors for years upgrading public health standards. Upon his return to England he is Knighted. Twenty years have passed and he has just begun to enjoy his life of renown when a book is published that names him as a willing participant to Nazi medical experiments on Jews in the camps. He sues for defamation and finds that not only can he not escape his past, but that the plaintiff a defamation case has his own reputation on trial. QB VII refers to the courtroom in which the trial is held, Queen's Bench, Room 7.

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Plot Keywords:

nazi | war crime | doctor | courtroom | roman numeral in title | 

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Taglines:

Ben Gazzara, Anthony Hopkins, Leslie Caron and Lee Remick head an international cast of stars in this unprecedented two-part presentation of the searing best seller.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 April 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

A királynő törvényszéke

Company Credits

Production Co:

Douglas S. Cramer Company,Screen Gems

Technical Specs

Runtime:

390 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

On-screen couple Ben Gazzara and Lee Remick, played husband and wife Lieutenant Frederick Manion and Laura Manion in Anatomy of a Murder (1959).

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Quotes

Abe Cady: This is one Jew you're not gonna castrate, Kelno.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Joan Rivers/Truman Capote/Bob Speca (1975)

User Reviews

Outstanding land-breaking series

This was a land-breaking mini-series -- fine actors, quality cinematography, and superb production values. Anthony Quayle, Ben Gazzara, Jack Hawkins, Lee Remick and Anthony Hopkins are outstanding. TV was challenging the Hollywood film industry at the time in producing serious extended drama, and this time they scored. Note that some real survivors of the Holocaust (the actual atrocities of the real-life doctor on which the story is based) appeared in minor parts. Jack Hawkins had undergone surgery on his throat, and played his role struggling with a disability. Also, some extended courtroom dialog was shot in one take, since the actors (most notably Anthony Quayle) were so pumped about the roles they were playing.

Many may have forgotten this outstanding (early) performance (as the hapless Adam Kelno) by Anthony Hopkins (who just doesn't seem to age!), who also appeared in a fine mini-series in this era about the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby. Hopkins played Bruno Hauptmann, the man who was convicted for the kidnapping and murder.