The famous Nazi-Doctor Dr. Josef Mengele - the "death angel of Auschwitz", who killed more than 300.000 people - comes back from his hide out in Argentina to Germany as a 87 year old man. ...
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Title: After the Truth (1999)
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| Kai Wiesinger | ... | Peter Rohm | |
| Götz George | ... | Dr. Josef Mengele | |
| Karoline Eichhorn | ... | Rebekka Rohm / Brandenburger | |
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Doris Schade | ... | Hilde Rohm |
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Peter Roggisch | ... | Heribert Vogt |
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Bastian Trost | ... | Felix Hillmann |
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Peter Rühring | ... | Dr. Füglein |
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Michaela Rosen | ... | Gunda Friedrichs |
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Hans Peter Hallwachs | ... | Medizinsachverständiger |
| Traugott Buhre | ... | Dabrowski | |
| Stephan Schwartz | ... | Daniel Ginsberg | |
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Heinz Trixner | ... | Müller |
| Detlef Bothe | ... | Siebert | |
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Volker Risch | ... | Staatsamwalt |
| Frank Röth | ... | Dr. Wendler | |
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The famous Nazi-Doctor Dr. Josef Mengele - the "death angel of Auschwitz", who killed more than 300.000 people - comes back from his hide out in Argentina to Germany as a 87 year old man. He must stand up in front of a court for his crimes. The young solicitor Peter Rohm has to defend him. But Peter Rohm - himself an expert on Josef Mengele and his crimes - feels unable to do this. When he decides to take on the case he endangers not only the relationship to his wife but also their lifes. A fictional story around the non-fictional person of Josef Mengele who died in 1979. Written by eixi
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23 September 1999 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
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Nichts als die Wahrheit is a very entertaining thriller that I caught on TFO. Dr. Mengele, the evil doctor of Auschwitz, did not die in 1979 but instead returns to Germany of his own free will to face trial for his crimes. The man he chooses as his lawyer is not sure he wants to defend such a brutal man, but says that every man deserves a fair trial. There are the usual types of people on one side or another: neo-Nazis, leftwingers, media people. It gets rough--a man is blown up by a car bomb. The courtroom scenes are usually effective; they show us how Mengele's trial would have been an embarrassment for many people in the new Germany had it actually taken place.
One actor stands out: Gotz George, who I have never seen before, is terrific and terrifying as Mengele. He uses a soft, breathy voice to sinister effect as he plays cat and mouse with everybody, but especially with Rohm, his lawyer. George is made up to look a little like one of the Hellraiser demons.