Who Killed Walter Benjamin…

Who Killed Walter Benjamin…

73 mins | Documentary, History | Oct. 6, 2005

Philosopher Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), a German Jew, flees Germany in 1932, during the turmoil preceding Adolf Hitler's definitive rise to power. On September 26, 1940, he dies in Portbou, a small village on the French-Spanish border. The unexplained end of a man who managed to avoid a horrible fate just to face death in very mysterious circumstances.

Who Killed Walter Benjamin…

73 mins | Documentary, History | Oct. 6, 2005

Who Killed Walter Benjamin…
Philosopher Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), a German Jew, flees Germany in 1932, during the turmoil preceding Adolf Hitler's definitive rise to power. On September 26, 1940, he dies in Portbou, a small village on the French-Spanish border. The unexplained end of a man who managed to avoid a horrible fate just to face death in very mysterious circumstances.
Producers TV3, Milagros Producciones, Medianimación, Nik Media
Original title Quién mató a Walter Benjamin…
Directors David Mauas
Writers Joan Ripollés Iranzo, David Mauas

Cast

Juan Ramón Capella

as Himself

Félix de Azúa

as Himself

Stéphane Hessel

as Himself

Dani Karavan

as Himself

Stéphane Mosès

as Himself

Gary Smith

as Himself

Rolf Tiedemann

as Himself

Bernd Witte

as Himself

Erdmut Wizisla

as Himself