Hotel terminus the life and times of Klaus Barbie

DVD 2010

An examination of Klaus Barbie, the infamous Nazi 'Butcher of Lyon' and Gestapo chief implicated in 4000 deaths and the deportation of 7000 Jews, during the Nazi occupation of France. Tracing the 40-year hunt for the war criminal, it exposes a complex web of political intrigue, collaboration and deceit. Weaves together historical footage and interviews with former Nazis, American intelligence officers, South American government officials, victims...

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Barbie, Klaus, 1913-1991

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2 videodiscs (267 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in
digital
optical
mono
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Other Title:

Hôtel terminus [DVD] : Klaus Barbie, son vie et son temps

Notes:

Originally released as a documentary film in 1988
Companion booklet contains an essay, "Marcel Ophuls & history's testimony; the documentary filmmaker's frustrating pursuit of answers to the Holocaust," and a biography and filmography of the director
Executive producers, John S. Friedman, Hamilton Fish and Peter Kovler ; produced and directed by Marcel Ophuls ; chief editors, Albert Jurgenson and Catherine Zins
DVD, NTSC, region 1; [fullscreen]
Original English language version (includes French, German and Spanish footage subtitled in English) ; Screen title appears in French and English
Best documentary, Academy awards, 1989

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777014

UPC:

854565001275

Other Authors:

Icarus Films Home Video
Ophüls, Marcel

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