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Bonner Pitaval - Die Affäre Heyde-Sawade
Bonner Pitaval - Die Affäre Heyde-Sawade
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  2. Bonner Pitaval - Die Affäre Heyde-Sawade

Bonner Pitaval - Die Affäre Heyde-Sawade

1963
1h 34m
TV Movie
Crime

Status

Released

Release

1963

Runtime

1h 34m

Storyline

After participating in more than 100,000 euthanasia crimes during the Nazi era, the former SS psychiatrist and physician Dr. Werner Heyde leads an unmolested life in West Germany after the war under a false name ("Fritz Sawade"). With the help of confidants, he manages to get a job as a medical expert. His true identity remains in the dark for many years. His wife has him declared dead and draws the pension of a psychology professor's widow. After remaining unidentified for ten years, Dr. Heyde is unmasked and arrested one day and found dead in his cell shortly before the start of the trial. The film plot is based on the authentic case of Dr. Werner Heyde.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 34m
Mar 6, 1963
Languages
German
Director
Wolfgang Luderer
Wolfgang Luderer
Production
Fernsehen der DDR
Fernsehen der DDR
Production Countries
East Germany

Top Cast

6 Cast Members

Walter Jupé

Walter Jupé

Dr. Sawade

Martin Flörchinger

Martin Flörchinger

Prof. Glatzel

Marga Legal

Marga Legal

Frau Glatzel

Harry Hindemith

Harry Hindemith

Dr. Buresch

Peter Sturm

Peter Sturm

Ministerialrat Heigl

Hans-Joachim Büttner

Hans-Joachim Büttner

Prof. Reinwein

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