Nichts als die Wahrheit
After the Truth
One of the greatest challenges the legal system has ever faced. Dr. Josef Mengele, one of the most wanted Nazi war criminals turns himself in to the authorities to tell his "truth" to the world. A battle between conscience and evil... It′s one thing to judge Josef Mengele from the standpoint of history, to demonize him basing solely on the documentation of his inhuman and horrible medical experiments. After The Truth presents us with Mengele′s hypothetical trial, which forces us to review that judgment.
The responsibility of our sense of right and wrong is mirrored in the film by the attorney Peter Rohm, whose idealistic belief in the legal system conflicts heavily with his emotional resistance to defending such a monster. The viewer is presented with Josef Mengele the man, flesh and blood, and must hear him out as he quite emotionally and rationally states the reasons for his work.
As Mengele′s testimony proceeds, the indignation of our conscience is aroused, yet we cannot help but perceive him as human, like ourselves, with passions and a purpose. To defend himself is his legal right and we must listen, somehow impartially. Is it possible he can convince us of his innocence? At the very least the viewer must consider the man, monster or not ...and his motives.
Source: German films Service & Marketing GmbH
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Music
Cast
- Peter Rohm
- Josef Mengele
- Rebekka Rohm
- Hilde Rohm
- Heribert Roggisch
- Felix Hillmann
- Daniel Ginsberg
- Dr. Füglein
- Müller
- Gunda Friedrichs
Production company
Producer
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Screenplay
Script editor
Director of photography
Still photography
Lighting design
Set design
Prop master
Make-up artist
Special make-up effects
Costume design
Editing
Assistant editor
Sound assistant
Special effects
Music
Cast
- Peter Rohm
- Josef Mengele
- Rebekka Rohm
- Hilde Rohm
- Heribert Roggisch
- Felix Hillmann
- Daniel Ginsberg
- Dr. Füglein
- Müller
- Gunda Friedrichs
- Kommissar Wichmann
- Siebert
- Staatsanwalt
- Dr. Wendler
- Adlatus Vogt
- Untersuchungsrichter Kürten
- Spielwarenhändler
- Perl Goldstein
- Leon Kerbel
- Gyula Eszterhas
- Babette Didic
- Ungarischer Dolmetscher
- Gerichtsmedizinerin
- Prof. Krill
- Dr. Liebermann
- Genetiker
- Handschriftenexperte
- 1. LKA-Beamter
- 2. LKA-Beamter
- Richter
- Reporter Pressekonferenz
Production company
Producer
Co-Producer
Line producer
Unit production manager
Post-production
Original distributor
Subsequent distributor
Shoot
- 15.06.1998 - 08.08.1998: Berlin, Potsdam
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 11.08.1999, 82758, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei;
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 27.10.1999, 82758 [3. FSK-Prüfung]
Kinostart (DE): 23.09.1999
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Nichts als die Wahrheit
- Schreibvariante Nichts, als die Wahrheit
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 11.08.1999, 82758, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei;
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 27.10.1999, 82758 [3. FSK-Prüfung]
Kinostart (DE): 23.09.1999