Witness Out of Hell

Jun 28, 1967

1h 23m

★ 6.7

Overview

Leah Weiss, a Polish Jew, was first forced into prostitution at Auschwitz. Afterwards, she was victimized in medical experiments. Now, twenty years later, German war crimes prosecutors hope she will be their star witness. But can she stand up to the shame, the publicity, and the reliving of those experiences?

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Avala Film

CCC Filmkunst

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Cast

Lea Weiss

Irene Papas

Staatsanwalt Hoffmann

Heinz Drache

Bora Petrović

Daniel Gélin

Frau von Keller

Alice Treff

Charlos Bianchi

Jean Claudio

Von Walden

Werner Peters

Elsa

Radmila Guteša

Fischer

Petar Banićević

Dr. Berger

Hans Zesch-Ballot

Recepcioner Alfred

Darko Tatić

Dama s kučićima

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