Rent Hotel Terminus (1988)
3.8 of 5 from 72 ratings
4h 15min
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- Synopsis:
Klaus Barbie, also known as the 'butcher of Lyon' was implicated in 4,000 deaths and the deportation of 7,000 Jews from occupied France, before he inexplicably vanished. This Oscar winning documentary, from visionary director Marcel Ophuls, traces the 40-year hunt for Barbie, initiated by the same governments that would later hide him and protect his family. Employed by the American government as an informant, Barbie was smuggled out of Europe via an underground railway with Vatican ties — known as 'the rat line'. He found refuge in South America where his particular talents' were employed by governments in Bolivia and Peru. Until his trial in 1987, authorities harboured Barbie at the same time as denouncing his crimes.
This spellbinding documentary features interviews with both supporters and opponents of Barbie's trial, from his defence attorney to journalists, to old friends and former US Counter Intelligence agents. The film spans 70 years, three continents and 120 hours of interview footage.
Hotel Terminus exposes a complex web of deceit, collaboration and political deviance nearly as unforgettable as the crimes themselves. 'It's a fine, serious work by a film maker unlike any other' - New York Times- Actors:
- Klaus Barbie, Claude Lanzmann, Marcel Ophüls, Johannes Schneider-Merck, Raymond Lévy, Marcel Cruat, Henri Varlot, Pierre Mérindol, Johann Otten, Peter Minn, Claude Bourdet, Eugene Kolb, Lise Lesèvre, Lucie Aubrac, Raymond Aubrac, Simone Lagrange
- Directors:
- Marcel Ophüls
- Writers:
- Marcel Ophüls
- Others:
- Marcel Ophüls
- Aka:
- Hôtel Terminus
- Studio:
- Simply Media
- Genres:
- Documentary
- Countries:
- Germany
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Reviews (1) of Hotel Terminus
Goes on far too long. - Hotel Terminus review by MP
As someone who has read a lot of books and watched a lot of documentaries about the hunt for missing Nazis I really looking forward to this , however stretching over 2 discs this goes on way too long and I switched off early in disc 2.
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