Hôtel Terminus

original title:
Hôtel Terminus
other titles:
Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie, (Hotel Terminus - Zeit und Leben des Klaus Barbie)
country / year of production:
France , USA / 1988
original length:
267 min. , color
premiere:
6 October 1988, New York Film Festival
genre:
Documentary
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director:
Marcel Ophüls
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plot synopsis:
This documentary deals with the life, the career and the escape of the Gestapo leader Klaus Barbie. In 1951 he escapes to South America with the help of the American secret service, because he started working for them after the war. In 1983 he is extradited from Bolivia to France. The film deals with the perpetrators and the accessories and makes justice rule.
keywords:
fascism , escape , secret service , informant , collaboration , war crimes
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Tom Bower. Klaus Barbie: Lyon, Augsburg, La Paz. Karriere eines Gestapo-Chefs. Berlin: Rotbuch Verl., 1984.
remarks:
Won the "Oscar" as Best Documentary in 1989.
availability:
VHS NTSC