The People vs. Fritz Bauer
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68% Critic Match

The People vs. Fritz Bauer

6.8 / 10 2015 1h 45mNR German
HistoryDramaMystery

Storyline

It is the late 1950s. Flourishing under the economic miracle, Germany grows increasingly apathetic about confronting the horrors of its recent past. Nevertheless, Fritz Bauer doggedly devotes his energies to bringing the Third Reich to justice. One day Bauer receives a letter from Argentina, written by a man who is certain that his daughter is dating the son of Adolph Eichmann. Excited by the promising lead, and mistrustful of a corrupt judiciary system where Nazis still lurk, Bauer journeys to Jerusalem to seek alliance with Mossad, the Israeli secret service. To do so is treason — yet committing treason is the only way Bauer can serve his country.

Cast & Crew

Burghart Klaußner

Burghart Klaußner

Fritz Bauer

Lead
Ronald Zehrfeld

Ronald Zehrfeld

Karl Angermann

Sebastian Blomberg

Sebastian Blomberg

Ulrich Kreidler

Jörg Schüttauf

Jörg Schüttauf

Paul Gebhardt

Lilith Stangenberg

Lilith Stangenberg

Victoria

Laura Tonke

Laura Tonke

Ms. Schütt

Götz Schubert

Götz Schubert

Georg-August Zinn

Cornelia Gröschel

Cornelia Gröschel

Charlotte Angermann

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lars Kraume's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The People vs. Fritz Bauer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker