The murderers are among us / a film by Wolfgang Staudte ; Herstellungsgruppe und Produktionsleitung, Herbert Uhlich ; Buch und Regie, Wolfgang Staudte.
Publisher:
Icestorm International in association with the University of Massachusetts,
Hildegard Knef, Ernst Wilhelm Borchert, Erna Sellmer, Robert Forsch, Arno Paulsen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1946. Note:This recording does not have a British classification. To comply with the Video Recording Act 1984 it must be viewed in the library or in a classroom, and may not be borrowed for home use].
Summary:
In the aftermath of World War II, Susanne Wallner returns from a concentration camp to find that her Berlin apartment is occupied by Dr. Hans Mertens, a former officer in the German army who has been severely traumatized by the atrocities perpetrated by his superiors. The unlikely pair form a delicate friendship as they struggle to restore some normalcy to their hellishly bleak existence. By chance Mertens one day encounters Bruckner, his former Nazi commander, who has not only readjusted to civilian life but seems to have economically benefited from his wartime command.
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