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The Trial
The Trial

The Trial

— Nov 1984 1 Season 3 Episodes
Returning Series
Documentary

Overview

In over eight years of research, "Der Prozess" follows the longest criminal proceedings in Germany′s legal history - the "Majdanek Trial". In interviews with judges, the accused, victims and eye witnesses, and with the use of documentary footage and reports, the film recounts (in three parts) the legal trials against the workers and perpetrators of the Lublin/Majdanek concentration camp from the first day to the pronouncement of the judgment.

NDR
🇩🇪 Germany · German

Cast

Jerzy Bossak

Jerzy Bossak

Self

Simon Wiesenthal

Simon Wiesenthal

Self

Key Crew

Eberhard Fechner

Eberhard Fechner

Director

Brigitte Kirsche

Brigitte Kirsche

Writer

Eberhard Fechner

Eberhard Fechner

Writer

Dieter Meichsner

Dieter Meichsner

Producer

Nils-Peter Mahlau

Nils-Peter Mahlau

Director of Photography

Bernd Schofeld

Bernd Schofeld

Director of Photography

Brigitte Kirsche

Brigitte Kirsche

Editor

E1

Indictment

From autumn 1941 to July 23, 1944, there was a concentration camp in Lublin/Majdanek where at least 250,000 people were murdered. From November 26, 1975, to June 30, 1981, a trial was held in Düsseldorf against fifteen of the more than 1,500 SS guards at the camp. They were charged with participating in the murder of hundreds of thousands of people.

Nov 21, 1984 90m
E2

Taking of Evidence

The Düsseldorf Regional Court investigates the events at the Lublin/Majdanek camp. Former prisoners and former members of the SS guard units describe the structure and organization of the concentration camp. They recount the work details and the killing operations, which claimed the lives of at least 250,000 people during the camp's three-year history.

Nov 28, 1984 90m
E3

Verdict

The "Harvest Festival" operation was one of the most spectacular murder campaigns in the deadly everyday life of the camp. On November 3, 1943, SS and police units shot approximately 17,000 Jews within eleven hours. On June 30, 1981, the court handed down its verdict on the guilt of those accused of these crimes. Of the original 15 defendants, eight were sentenced to prison terms ranging from three years to life.

Dec 5, 1984 90m

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