Murer: Anatomy of a Trial

Murer: Anatomy of a Trial

138 mins | Drama | March 15, 2018

Franz Murer, the Butcher of Vilnius, a former Austrian SS officer, established, organized, and ruled the Vilnius ghetto in Lithuania during the World War II. Different survivors of the Shoah testify when he is judged in 1963, hoping to do justice, but, although the evidence is overwhelming, the desire to close this obscure chapter of history seems to surpass the desire for justice.

Murer: Anatomy of a Trial

138 mins | Drama | March 15, 2018

Murer: Anatomy of a Trial
Franz Murer, the Butcher of Vilnius, a former Austrian SS officer, established, organized, and ruled the Vilnius ghetto in Lithuania during the World War II. Different survivors of the Shoah testify when he is judged in 1963, hoping to do justice, but, although the evidence is overwhelming, the desire to close this obscure chapter of history seems to surpass the desire for justice.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Prisma Films, Paul Thiltges Distributions
Original title Murer: Anatomie eines Prozesses
Directors Christian Frosch
Writers

Cast

Karl Markovics

as Simon Wiesenthal

Karl Fischer

as Franz Murer

Franz Buchrieser

as Robert Wallner

Inge Maux

as Perl Akin

Susi Stach

as Hertha

Gerhard Liebmann

as Julius Kloiber

Doval'e Glickman

as Leon Schmigel

Harvey Friedman

as Dr. Feigenberg

Erni Mangold

as Oma Julius

Luc Feit

as Martin Weiss

Tommy Schlesser

as Richter

Alexander E. Fennon

as Verteidiger Böck

Melita Jurišić

as Rosa Segev

Ursula Ofner

as Elisabeth Murer

Roland Jaeger

as Staatsanwalt Schuhmann

Rainer Wöss

as Karl Nowak

Robert Reinagl

as Justizminister

Ariel Nil Levy

as Jacob Kagan

Margit Holzhaider

as Bäuerin Maria

Caroline Koczan

as Tova Rajzman

Eva van Heijningen

as Frau Schuhmann

Lena Rothstein

as Sima Kinbrenner

Mendy Cahan

as Ephraim Schuster

Klaus Rott

as Schuldirektor Friedrich

Mathias Forberg

as Richter Peyer

Christoph Krutzler

as Gewerkschafter Hubert

Thomas Halder

as Büroangest. Norbert

Fritz Bewig

as Kunstmaler Franz

Deborah Gzesh

as Frau Feigenberg

Marco Lorenzini

as Franz Engelmann

Gilbert Johnston

as Barry Bass

Franck Sasonoff

as Herman Rubinow

Giora Seeliger

as Israel Szelubski

Rafaël Goldwaser

as Selig Shmilewitz

Maciej Salamon

as Ariel Koslowski

Dino Schmid

as Shimon Trabski

Alexandra Braun

as Kellnerin

Christian Dungl

as Journalist Krone

Edmund Jäger

as Journalist Tagespost

Joelle Lahr

as Schriftführerin

Sarah Lamesch

as Dolmetscherin

Johanna Orsini-Rosenberg

as Katharina Ritzinger