Café Meineid is a German courtroom comedy television series based on actual cases. The series aired 147 episodes from 1990 to 2003 and ended with the death of lead actor Erich Hallhuber.
In post-World War II Germany, prosecutor Fritz Bauer is determined to bring Nazi war criminals to justice, even in the face of opposition and death threats. With the help of a young attorney, he uncovers a shocking conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of government.
Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht is a German comedy television series. It was produced by ZDF in the years 1968 to 1972 and contains 52 episodes. It is set in the German Empire shortly before World War I and revolves around the court proceedings of the Königlich Bayrisches Amtsgericht in the fictional Bavarian small town Geisbach. Almost all actors speak with a Bavarian dialect. The series features many famous Bavarian actors like Gustl Bayrhammer, Hans Baur and Max Grieser.
Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace is a movie based on the true story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian and resistance fighter who stood up against the Nazi regime during World War II. The film explores Bonhoeffer's journey of faith, his involvement in the resistance movement, and his ultimate sacrifice for his beliefs.
In Hamburg, West Germany, a rocker biker gang helps a kid avenge his brother who was murdered by a two thugs.
Vera Brühne, a divorced woman, is accused of a double murder in 1960s Germany. As the case unfolds, it reveals corruption, political intrigue, and injustice in the German justice system. The miniseries explores the legacy and heritage conflict of Vera's family, as well as the failure of the police and the clandestine activities of a politician-mafioso.
A drama directed by Paul Verhoeven.
In 1950s Germany, a prosecutor finds himself in a satirical courtroom drama as he takes on a Nazi trial. Along the way, he encounters comedy, drama, and the absurdities of the German justice system. It's a story that combines chocolate, toy tanks, and a stepfather-stepson relationship.
TV-movie based on the trial of Memmingen gynecologist Dr. Horst Theissen, who was sentenced for illegal abortions.
Based on the research for his non-fiction book "Der Baader-Meinhoff-Komplex", "Spiegel" journalist Stefan Aust wrote the screen play to Reinhard Hauff’s controversial feature film that re-narrates the startling trial against the RAF terrorists Baader, Meinhoff, Ensslin, and Raspe. The trial that started in May 1975 in the Stammheim maximum-security prison extended over 192 days and ended with a lifetime sentence for all defendants.
In the early 1970s, Otto Schily and Hans-Christian Ströbele were part of the group of attorneys of the left-wing extraparliamentary opposition in Germany. In this function, they, for instance, represented the militant Horst Mahler in court. One thing that united all three of them was their goal to create a new and different republic. They viewed Federal Germany as an oppressor of political freedom and as a vassal of the United States. Today, Schily is a former Federal Minister of the Interior with a firmly conservative stance and Ströbele is a well-respected member of the left wing of the Green Party in the German parliament while Mahler has again come into conflict with the law because of his extremist right-wing activities.
Fritz Bauer, un procureur contre le nazisme (2018) is a documentary film that explores the life and career of Fritz Bauer, a German prosecutor who played a significant role in bringing Nazi war criminals to justice after World War II. The film delves into the challenges Bauer faced in his pursuit of justice and sheds light on the post-World War II German justice system.
When a law enforcement officer unravels the cells on the seventh floor of the prison tower, he makes a discovery that will affect politics and the judiciary, the press and the public for decades.
The series shows the beginnings of the RAF, portrays the founding generation and illuminates the events of the German Autumn up to the self-dissolution of the RAF in 1998.
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