The Investigation

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.

Director: Rolf Peter Kahl

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