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Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (1988)

Genre : War, Documentary

Runtime : 4H 27M

Director : Marcel Ophüls

Synopsis

Winner of a Best Documentary Academy Award, Marcel Ophuls' riveting film details the heinous legacy of the Gestapo head dubbed "The Butcher of Lyon." Responsible for over 4,000 deaths in occupied France during World War II, Barbie would escape--with U.S. help--to South America in 1951, where he lived until a global manhunt led to his 1983 arrest and subsequent trial.

Actors

Klaus Barbie
Klaus Barbie
Self
Marcel Ophüls
Marcel Ophüls
Self
Serge Klarsfeld
Serge Klarsfeld
Self
Beate Klarsfeld
Beate Klarsfeld
Self
Claude Lanzmann
Claude Lanzmann
Self
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Self
Günter Grass
Günter Grass
Self
Jacques Vergès
Jacques Vergès
Self
Régis Debray
Régis Debray
Self
Bertrand Tavernier
Bertrand Tavernier
Self
Raymond Aubrac
Raymond Aubrac
Self
Lucie Aubrac
Lucie Aubrac
Self

Crews

Marcel Ophüls
Marcel Ophüls
Director
Marcel Ophüls
Marcel Ophüls
Writer
Marcel Ophüls
Marcel Ophüls
Producer
Albert Jurgenson
Albert Jurgenson
Editor
Catherine Zins
Catherine Zins
Editor
Reuben Aaronson
Reuben Aaronson
Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

Hotel Terminus:  The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie, Official Film Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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