Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie

Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie

Year: 1988

Runtime: 268 mins

Language: English

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Marcel Ophuls chronicles the brutal career of Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie, known as “The Butcher of Lyon.” Responsible for more than 4,000 deaths in occupied France during World II, he fled to South America in 1951 with U.S. assistance, lived there until a worldwide manhunt resulted in his 1983 arrest and trial.

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