The General Case
2016, German. Directed by Stephan Wagner.
In the young Federal Republic of Germany, which in the late 1950s in politics and justice is still interspersed with only superficially purified Nazi cliques, leads the Hessian Attorney General Fritz Bauer a lonely fight against the coverup of Nazi crimes and the restorative policy of the government Adenauer - he is firmly convinced that only in this way can the young democracy be consolidated. Not only his attitude, but also his temperament make Bauer vulnerable, again and again resistance forms from politics, intelligence services and the judiciary against the lone fighter.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Stephan WagnerDirector
- Ulrich NoethenFritz Bauer
- David KrossJoachim Hell
- Bernhard SchützHans Maria Globke
- Uwe BohmEfraim Ilani
- Godehard GieseStaatsanwalt Streuber
- Gustav Peter WöhlerLudwig Erhard
- Karl KnaupHaim Cohn
- Manfred MöckIsser Harel
- Dieter SchaadBundeskanzler Konrad Adenauer
- Ronald KukuliesKunze
- Hede BeckIlona Schäfer
- Nathalie ThiedeAnnette Hell
Details
- Released
- 19 January 2016
- Original title
- Die Akte General
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Alex Buresch
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The General Case runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Who directed The General Case?
The General Case (2016) was directed by Stephan Wagner and stars Ulrich Noethen, David Kross, Bernhard Schütz.