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Ella Conradi, a dedicated journalist from Germany, is in Jerusalem to report about the trial against the Nazi criminal Eichmann. Disgusted by the monstrosities that are revealed, she eventually returns to Germany. There, she wants to cover common cases and trials again. Her first assignment is a murder trial against a man called Ralf Jordan who constantly maintains his innocence. Conradi, who believes Jordan and wants to help him, starts to investigate the case - and thus opens up a political can of worms. The backgrounds of the case reach back to the Nazi period and involve officials of the Third Reich, who in the meantime have returned to their powerful positions.
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Ella Conradi, a dedicated journalist from Germany, is in Jerusalem to report about the trial against the Nazi criminal Eichmann. Disgusted by the monstrosities that are revealed, she eventually returns to Germany. There, she wants to cover common cases and trials again. Her first assignment is a murder trial against a man called Ralf Jordan who constantly maintains his innocence. Conradi, who believes Jordan and wants to help him, starts to investigate the case - and thus opens up a political can of worms. The backgrounds of the case reach back to the Nazi period and involve officials of the Third Reich, who in the meantime have returned to their powerful positions.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Egon Günther
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Runtime:98 minutes
Studio:DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Konrad Petzold
Director
Inge Keller
Ella Conradi
Ulrich Thein
Ralf Jordan
Hannes Fischer
Frank Müller
Bruno Carstens
Kommissar Hendrik
Hanns Anselm Perten
Dr. Welk
Wolf Kaiser
Adrian Haupt
Hans Klering
Juryman : Herr Hecht
Gerhard Rachold
Assistant to Commissioner Hendrik
Gerd Ehlers
Chief of Police Gamme
Horst Schulze
Georg Kirchner
Ursula Körbs
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