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Based on the book by Robert Merle ("Le Mort est Mon Metier", 1954), this film tells the story of Franz Lang, a fictional character whose life parallels with the real life Nazi figure, Rudolf Hoess, Auschwitz concentration camp commandant.

results.listIds.director : Theodor Kotulla

results.listIds.year : 1977

results.listIds.duration : 140

results.listIds.lang : English, German

Tiger At The Gate

Based on archival footage and stills, this short documentary explains the reasons for Hitler's appeal and his rise to power and the means the Nazis used to broaden and consolidate their power.

results.listIds.director : Julia Spark

results.listIds.year : 1988

results.listIds.duration : 20

results.listIds.lang : English

Rosa Luxemburg

Based on historical research and letters, this docudrama by director Margarethe von Trotta (who inherited the project from the late Rainer Werner Fassbinder) relates the life and times of Rosa Luxemburg, a Marxist, one of the founders of the Polish Socialist party and a leader in the German Social Democratic party (SPD) who advocated an anti-colonialist and Anti-capitalist stances on the issues of her day.

results.listIds.director : Margarethe Von Trotta

results.listIds.year : 1985

results.listIds.duration : 105

results.listIds.lang : German