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After the Truth
Genres
CrimeDramaThriller
Overview
Famous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele — the 'Death Angel of Auschwitz', who killed more than 300.000 people — emerges from his hideout in Argentina to Germany as a 87-year-old man, and must stand for his crimes in court. The young solicitor Peter Rohm is assigned to defend him, but Rohm himself — an expert on Mengele and his crimes — feels unable to do so. When he decides to take on the case, he endangers not only his marriage but also his and his wife's lives.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
128 min
Release Date
1999-09-23
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
22
Vote Average
6
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Götz George
Josef Mengele
Kai Wiesinger
Peter Rohm
Karoline Eichhorn
Rebekka Rohm / Brandenburger
Doris Schade
Hilde Rohm
Peter Roggisch
Heribert Vogt
Bastian Trost
Felix Hillmann
Peter Rühring
Dr. Füglein
Michaela Rosen
Gunda Friedrichs
Hans Peter Hallwachs
Medizinsachverständiger
Traugott Buhre
Dabrowski
Stephan Schwartz
Daniel Ginsberg
Heinz Trixner
Müller
Detlef Bothe
Siebert
Volker Risch
Staatsamwalt
Frank Röth
Dr.Wendler
Peer Martiny
Adlatus Vogt
Jockel Tschiersch
Kommissar Wichmann
Michael Schenk
Untersuchungsrichter Kürten
Andreas Wellano
Spielwarenhändler
Elsa Grube-Deister
Perl Goldstein
Moutlak Osman
Leon Kerbel
János Gönczöl
Gyula Eszterhas
Carole Piguet
Babette Didic
Zoltan Deme
Ungarischer Dolmetscher
Ute Lubosch
Gerichtsmedizinerin
Rüdiger Kuhlbrodt
Proff. Krill
Winfried Wagner
Dr. Liebermann
Wolfgang Dehler
Genetiker
Bernhard Leute
Handschriftenexperte
Holger Kunkel
LKA-Beamter 1
Klaus-Dieter Klebsch
LKA-Beamter 2
Hans-Gerd Sonnenburg
Richter
Luc Feit
Reporter Pressekonferenz
Rainer Winkelvoss
Reporter 1
Andreina De Martin
Reporter 2
Karl-Ernst Horbol
Reporter 3
Werner Koenig
Polizist
Nicola Edler-Golla
Interviewerin
Ersin Ersen
Mahmud
Johannes Mergner
Eierwerfer
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