The Investigation
241 mins
Peter Weiss’ monumental 1965 stage play, among the greatest artworks on the Holocaust, condenses the testimonies of witnesses and the accused during the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963-1965. This ultra-faithful film adaptation builds, across four hours, in its intensity and graphically described detail.
Andreas Lechner
Zeuge 35
Thomas Dehler
Angeklagter 2 Boger
Till Wonka
Angeklagter 14 Schlage
Maciej Salamon
Angeklagter 18 Bednarek
Anne Fabini
Editor
Marc Schötteldreier
Casting
Thomas Rhode
Line Producer
Guido Frenzel
Director of Photography
Friede Springer
Co-Producer
Peter R. Adam
Editor
Christoph Strothjohann
Editor
Nina Peller
Art Direction
Bettina Klömpken
Costume Design
Peer Langemak
Gaffer
Kerstin Riek
Makeup Designer
Christoph Gampl
Co-Director
Oliver Weißler
Sound
Jürgen Schulz
Sound Designer
Matthias Schwab
Sound Mixer
Jenny Vogt
Production Manager
Christian A. Buschhoff
Technical Supervisor
Cynthia Buchheim
Assistant Director
Lou Wildemann
Script Supervisor
Sabine Blasczyk
Camera Operator
Thomas Falk
Camera Operator
Frank Hilmer
Camera Operator
Miriam Kolesnyk
Camera Operator
Jörg Müller
Camera Operator
Philip Müller
Camera Operator
Tilman Büttner
Steadycam
Sven Ulrich
Camera Operator
Jakob Brunert
Lighting Technician
Tobias Grabosch
Lighting Technician
Axel Hamann
Lighting Technician
Eva Kinader
Lighting Technician
Christian Blaschke
Lighting Director
Ralf Dornig
Gaffer
Marcel Bang
Assistant Production Manager
Christoph Gampl
Camera Operator
Fred Kogel
Production Manager
Claudia Gittel
Digital Colorist
Emily Schumann
Assistant Costume Designer
Nina Ballhause
Costume Consultant
Matti Gajek
Original Music Composer