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The Memory of Justice

Play trailer 0:59 The Memory of Justice PG 1976 4h 38m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Filmmaker Marcel Ophüls examines war atrocities committed by the Nazis, the French in Algeria, and the United States in Vietnam.

Critics Reviews

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker 12/02/2023
I think it's a very bad film -- chaotic and plodding, and with an excess of self-consciousness which at times Ophuls seems to mistake for art. Go to Full Review Elliott Stein Film Comment Magazine 04/10/2018
2/4
As hour succeeded hour and interview was intercut with interview, a numbing Chinese box effect took over. Go to Full Review James McCourt Film Comment Magazine 12/12/2017
This film tackles thematic material of familiar enormity which has been routinely, politely, civilly neglected for too long. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Scott R @ScottR 3d NYT 1000 films. Too tedious and contrived to string the three wars / atrocities together. It does have important historical significance and raises awareness, but it could have been done more effectively. Saw on YouTube. See more 08/12/2017 In light of what's going on in Charlottesville, VA right now--unapologetic racists literally chanting things from the National Socialist playbook, knowing that they have the support of a major political party--Marcel Ophuls' epic, 4+ hour documentary examining the complexities of collective memory and guilt about the Holocaust and other crimes against humanity feels more relevant than ever. See more 09/26/2015 An amazing film both by standards of our the and the past. If you can see it, GO. It is long but remarkable, and raises provocative insights about war crimes of all eras. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Marcel Ophüls

Director

Marcel Ophüls

Screenwriter

Ana Carrigan

Producer

Hamilton Fish

Producer

Sanford Lieberson

Producer

Max Palevsky

Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Marcel Ophüls examines war atrocities committed by the Nazis, the French in Algeria, and the United States in Vietnam.
Director
Marcel Ophüls
Producer
Ana Carrigan, Hamilton Fish, Sanford Lieberson, Max Palevsky, David Puttnam
Screenwriter
Marcel Ophüls
Production Co
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Rating
PG
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
May 8, 2017
Runtime
4h 38m