The General Case (2016)
Die Akte General
Overview
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.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | — | Amazon Video, YouTube, MagentaTV, maxdome +2 | Amazon Video, YouTube, MagentaTV, maxdome +1 |
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What is The General Case about?
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. The General Case is a TV Movie, Drama movie, released on 2016-01-19, runtime 92 minutes.
Is The General Case worth watching?
TMDB users rate The General Case 6.7 out of 10 from 16 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch The General Case?
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Directed by
Stephan Wagner
Cast
- Ulrich Noethen as Fritz Bauer
- David Kross as Joachim Hell
- Bernhard Schütz as Hans Maria Globke
- Uwe Bohm as Efraim Ilani
- Godehard Giese as Staatsanwalt Streuber
- Gustav Peter Wöhler as Ludwig Erhard
- Karl Knaup as Haim Cohn
- Manfred Möck as Isser Harel
- Dieter Schaad as Bundeskanzler Konrad Adenauer
- Ronald Kukulies as Kunze
- Hede Beck as Ilona Schäfer
- Nathalie Thiede as Annette Hell
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