Who Killed Walter Benjamin…

Name: Who Killed Walter Benjamin…
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2005
Duration: 73 min
Rating: 6

2005 · 73 min

Documentary · History

★ 6.0

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Philosopher Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), a German Jew, flees Germany in 1932, during the turmoil preceding Adolf Hitler's definitive rise to power. On September 26, 1940, he dies in Portbou, a small village on the French-Spanish border. The unexplained end of a man who managed to avoid a horrible fate just to face death in very mysterious circumstances.

Crew

Director David Mauas
Writer David Mauas
Writer Joan Ripollés Iranzo
Director of Photography Rachel Rusinek

Cast

J
Juan Ramón Capella
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F
Félix de Azúa
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S
Stéphane Hessel
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D
Dani Karavan
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S
Stéphane Mosès
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G
Gary Smith
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R
Rolf Tiedemann
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P
Patrick von zur Mühlen
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B
Bernd Witte
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E
Erdmut Wizisla
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Crew

Director — David Mauas
Writer — David Mauas
Writer — Joan Ripollés Iranzo
Director of Photography — Rachel Rusinek

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Intermission

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