After the Truth

2h 8min

Crime

Drama

Thriller

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.

Production Companies

Helkon Media

Studio Babelsberg

Pressman Films

Cast

Götz George

Götz George

Josef Mengele
Kai Wiesinger

Kai Wiesinger

Peter Rohm
Karoline Eichhorn

Karoline Eichhorn

Rebekka Rohm / Brandenburger
Doris Schade

Doris Schade

Hilde Rohm
Peter Roggisch

Peter Roggisch

Heribert Vogt
Bastian Trost

Bastian Trost

Felix Hillmann
Peter Rühring

Peter Rühring

Dr. Füglein
Michaela Rosen

Michaela Rosen

Gunda Friedrichs
Hans Peter Hallwachs

Hans Peter Hallwachs

Medizinsachverständiger
Stephan Schwartz

Stephan Schwartz

Daniel Ginsberg
Volker Risch

Volker Risch

Staatsamwalt
Frank Röth

Frank Röth

Dr.Wendler
Peer Martiny

Peer Martiny

Adlatus Vogt
Jockel Tschiersch

Jockel Tschiersch

Kommissar Wichmann
Michael Schenk

Michael Schenk

Untersuchungsrichter Kürten
Andreas Wellano

Andreas Wellano

Spielwarenhändler
Elsa Grube-Deister

Elsa Grube-Deister

Perl Goldstein
Moutlak Osman

Moutlak Osman

Leon Kerbel
János Gönczöl

János Gönczöl

Gyula Eszterhas
Carole Piguet

Carole Piguet

Babette Didic
Zoltan Deme

Zoltan Deme

Ungarischer Dolmetscher
Ute Lubosch

Ute Lubosch

Gerichtsmedizinerin
Rüdiger Kuhlbrodt

Rüdiger Kuhlbrodt

Proff. Krill
Winfried Wagner

Winfried Wagner

Dr. Liebermann
Bernhard Leute

Bernhard Leute

Handschriftenexperte
Holger Kunkel

Holger Kunkel

LKA-Beamter 1
Luc Feit

Luc Feit

Reporter Pressekonferenz
Nicola Edler-Golla

Nicola Edler-Golla

Interviewerin

Release date

23rd Sep 1999

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, Magyar