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Nazi officer Kurt Gerstein (Ulrich Tukur), a chemist by training, is assigned to develop a disinfectant to purify water for the German army, but soon discovers that his invention, Zyklon B, is being used to exterminate imprisoned Jews. Horrified, he approaches a number of diplomatic figures with his story, but only Riccardo Fontana (Mathieu Kassovitz), a priest, takes him seriously. Fontana returns to the Vatican but is informed by his superiors that they have more pressing concerns.
Original Release
02/27/2002
US Release
06/12/2002
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mathieu Kassovitz | Riccardo Fontana |
Ulrich Tukur | Kurt Gerstein |
Ulrich Muhe | Doctor / SS-Arzt |
Michel Duchaussoy | Kardinal / Cardinal |
Ion Caramitru | Count Fontana / Graf Fontana |
Marcel Iures | Pope / Papst Pius XII. |
Friedrich von Thun | Gerstein's Father / Gersteins Vater |
Antje Schmidt | Mrs. Gerstein / Gersteins Frau |
Hanns Zischler | Grawitz |
Sebastian Koch | Höss |
Directors
Writers
Costa-Gavras, Jean-Claude Grumberg, Rolf Hochhuth
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mathieu Kassovitz | Riccardo Fontana |
Ulrich Tukur | Kurt Gerstein |
Ulrich Muhe | Doctor / SS-Arzt |
Michel Duchaussoy | Kardinal / Cardinal |
Ion Caramitru | Count Fontana / Graf Fontana |
Marcel Iures | Pope / Papst Pius XII. |
Friedrich von Thun | Gerstein's Father / Gersteins Vater |
Antje Schmidt | Mrs. Gerstein / Gersteins Frau |
Hanns Zischler | Grawitz |
Sebastian Koch | Höss |
Erich Hallhuber | Von Rutta |
Burkhard Heyl | Director |
Angus MacInnes | Tittman |
Bernd Fischerauer | Bishop von Galen |
Pierre Franckh | Pastor Wehr |
Richard Durden | Ambassador Taylor |
Monica Bleibtreu | Mrs. Hinze |
Justus von Dohnányi | Baron Von Otter |
Günther Maria Halmer | Pastor Dibelius |
August Zirner | Von Weizsäcker |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michèle Ray-Gavras | Executive Producer |
Claude Berri | Producer |
Andrei Boncea | Producer |
Pierre Grunstein | Producer |
Dieter Meyer | Producer |
Roland Pellegrino | Producer |
Michèle Ray-Gavras | Producer |