The People vs. Fritz Bauer

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The People vs. Fritz Bauer

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Released Aug 19, 2016

1h 45m

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Mystery & Thriller

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In 1957 Germany, Attorney General Fritz Bauer (Burghart Klaußner) works with the Israeli intelligence agency to find and prosecute Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann (Michael Schenk).

Critics Consensus

The People vs. Fritz Bauer draws on real-life events to fuel a propulsive post-WWII thriller whose tension rarely flags despite the story's well-known outcome.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

The Blue Lenses

The result may not be highbrow experimental art cinema, but ... its explicit mission to tell Bauer's story to as many people as it can shouldn't be underrated in the current global political climate.

Aug 25, 2018

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Kate Taylor

Globe and Mail

A more-or-less successful thriller that can rely for tension on the shadowy setting of a society trying to hide from itself.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 21, 2016

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Peter Keough

Boston Globe

Klaussner's powerful performance as Bauer ... snaps the picture back into focus.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 8, 2016

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

Despite a few rough edges, Kraume's film is driven by a powerful commitment-and extraordinary lead actors-to dramatize Fritz Bauer's historic contribution.

Feb 26, 2021

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Heidy Morales

Hye's Musings

The screenplay by Kraume and Olivier Guez create a story that, although slow-moving, is gripping. The cinematography adds a visual layer that adds to the mood of the film.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 21, 2021

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

Fritz Bauer is an engrossing full-submersion baptism into the best and worst of what it meant to be German in the awful middle years of the 20th Century.

Jun 10, 2020

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Aender S

This film takes its liberties from the real story around Fritz Bauer, even adding characters who didn't exist in real life, but still worth a watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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Simon R

Fascinating insight into German thinking after WWII. Both leading actors were superb in difficult roles. I'll no doubt want to experience again in a few years.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/14/23

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Wolfgang G

Dieser Film basiert auf historischen Fakten, und ist ein deutsches Politdrama. Mit Hilfe des Frankfurter Generalstaatsanwalts Fritz Bauer (gespielt von Burghart Klaußner) wird Adolf Eichmann, einen der weltweit meistgesuchten NS-Kriegsverbrecher aufzuspüren. Das Drehbuch schrieben Lars Kraume und Olivier Guez, und Regie führte Lars Kraume.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/10/22

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Audience Member

Nice drama. I recommend to people who are interested in prosecution of Nazis in post WW2 Germany.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

A must-see for anyone who wants to know more about realpolitik. Excellent production in every way. Available on Netflix.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

This is an important movie! Having lived in Frankfurt, West Germany from 1963 to 1965 while my husband served in the 3rd Armored Division, it was pretty obvious that the Nazi's has just changed their uniforms for business suits. What I didn't know until the advent of the internet, was that the Frankfurt police force was manned by the same German soldiers who murdered our family in Stolin, Belarus. The Germans really got away with murder.. Thank you Fritz Bauer.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Ronald Zehrfeld

Karl Angermann

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Synopsis

In 1957 Germany, Attorney General Fritz Bauer (Burghart Klaußner) works with the Israeli intelligence agency to find and prosecute Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann (Michael Schenk).

Director: Lars Kraume
Producer: Thomas Kufus
Screenwriter: Lars Kraume, Olivier Guez
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Production Co: Zero One Film, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Terz Film
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content)
Genre: History, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 19, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $277.6K
Runtime: 1h 45m

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