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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Movie Info
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Director -
Lars Kraume -
Producer -
Thomas Kufus -
Screenwriter -
Lars Kraume , Olivier Guez -
Distributor -
Cohen Media Group -
Production Co -
Westdeutscher Rundfunk , Terz Film , Zero One 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