The General Case
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In the young Federal Republic of Germany, which in the late 1950s in politics and justice is still interspersed with only superficially purified Nazi cliques, leads the Hessian Attorney General Fritz Bauer a lonely fight against the coverup of Nazi crimes and the restorative policy of the government Adenauer - he is firmly convinced that only in this way can the young democracy be consolidated. Not only his attitude, but also his temperament make Bauer vulnerable, again and again resistance forms from politics, intelligence services and the judiciary against the lone fighter.
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Ulrich Noethen
Fritz Bauer
Known for
Downfall
Furia
David Kross
Joachim Hell
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The Reader
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Bernhard Schütz
Hans Maria Globke
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Barbarians
The Billion Dollar Code
Uwe Bohm
Efraim Ilani
Known for
Goodbye Berlin
Sanctuary
Godehard Giese
Staatsanwalt Streuber
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Deutschland
Gustav Peter Wöhler
Ludwig Erhard
Known for
7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough
The 7th Dwarf
Karl Knaup
Haim Cohn
Known for
Sapphire Blue
Manfred Möck
Isser Harel
Known for
The State I Am In
Dreamfactory
Dieter Schaad
Bundeskanzler Konrad Adenauer
Also in
Drahá Vivi
Heimat
Ronald Kukulies
Kunze
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Balloon
Hede Beck
Ilona Schäfer
Also in
Die Vergesslichkeit der Eichhörnchen
The Hostel
Nathalie Thiede
Annette Hell
Also in
Banklady
MaPa
Stephan Wagner Director · Alex Buresch Writer Thomas Benesch Cinematographer
First release January 19, 2016 · Produced in Germany · Production SWR, ARD Degeto
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UFA Fiction
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SWR
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ARD Degeto
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SR
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BR
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ARD
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Germany
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Original title
Die Akte General
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 19, 2016
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No release date listed for United States.
Germany
February 24, 2016 · TV
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